Kuala Lumpur, 28 January 2022: Four teams of primary school students emerged as national champions of the Financial Industry Collective Outreach (FINCO)’s inaugural financial literacy programme, Good SENS. The announcement at the Good SENS award ceremony brought to a close the first year of FINCO’s flagship financial literacy programme which uses social enterprise as a…
DetailsClick here to download the full press release “ I felt so nervous in the beginning but now that it is over, I can’t believe that I spoke to a CEO and learnt so much!” – Haleisya from SK Sungai Danga, Johor The Financial Industry Collective Outreach (FINCO) is a collaborative initiative pioneered by all…
DetailsClick here to download the full press release “The sudden closure of schools during the MCO presented great challenges in adopting new approaches to teaching and learning. This required much effort and innovation by both teachers and students. We want to celebrate these efforts and share best practices of home-based learning within the Malaysian…
DetailsClick here to download the full press release “In line with FINCO’s purpose of supporting young people, this forum aims to strengthen networks and co-ordination efforts which help to minimise the disruption to children’s education.” – Clare Walker, CEO of FINCO The Financial Industry Collective Outreach (FINCO) is a collaborative initiative pioneered by all financial…
DetailsIt was exciting to find out I was going to visit an interior “kampung” most of my Sarawakian friends have not even visited before. We went on a 5-hour drive to SMK Beladin, passing green scenery and later hopping on a ferry to cross the river. I was a FINCO Mentor Life Aspiration Workshop facilitator…
DetailsBy Audrey Fung, FINCO Reads Activator Sabah The FINCO Reads Activity Fair held in SK Salinatan, in the interior of Nabawan, Sabah, on the 27th of February 2019 was a great success. Our volunteers, Verginia Paulus(Maybank), Mathyleslie binti Eduward(Maybank), Sanimar Zul(SME) and Ramlan bin Osman(Bank Rakyat) went above and beyond the call of duty. SK…
DetailsThe FINCO Mentor and FINCO Reads are supported by activators who play a vital role by supporting FINCO schools and building relationships with stakeholders such as parents, communities, state education departments and volunteers. Introducing our FINCO Activators who work hard to implement our shared vision in each state. They work closely with the schools and…
DetailsAccording to a baseline study done in 2017, the financial industry collectively spent RM 133,000,000 annually on CSR. However, more than 80% of this was spent on one-off activities. FINCO works with the Financial Industry to create initiatives with long-term, systemic impact. Whilst FINCO delivers this through its flagship programmes, we also assist individual organisations…
DetailsThe CEO of Maybank Investment, Fad’l Mohamed is a member of the FINCO Board of Directors. He has just embarked on a meaningful journey as an online mentor for a student from SMK Padang Tembak. We spoke to him to find out what motivates him and what skills, traits and values mentors may need to…
DetailsWhat happens after SPM? What courses should you take? What career opportunities await you after graduation? How should you quickly grow your career? If you have any of these questions, join us on the 19th and 20th of Jan 2018 at the Karnival Kewangan Kedah to meet with the CEOs and leaders of many Financial Institutions…
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