February 10, 2010 – Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad (BIBD) today held a workshop on Financial Planning for the teachers at Sultan Sharif Ali Secondary School in Kg Salambigar.

Some 125 teachers attended the workshop presented by Chartered Financial Consultant, Dayang Nurul Jafriah binti Abdullah and a presentation on BIBD’s home financing by Personal Banking and Sales Manager Pg Md Caesar Perkasa Putera Bin Pg Hj Md Don.

Nurul Jafriah during her presentation talked to the teachers on the realm of financial planning.

The talk was a fundamental aide for teachers in providing guidance in developing their financial goals as well as guidance in managing their income more efficiently through strategic budgeting. It was also aimed to help them plan for their retirement as well as their other life's milestones such as raising a family, getting their dream home, planning for their children’s education, on top of helping to build their wealth over time.

According to Nurul Jafriah, schools are one of the first avenues where kids’ behaviour and future educational success is shaped and teachers being in this multifaceted profession have had their role continuously redefined. Being in a highly influential role, teachers could help the future generation to get smart about money. They can achieve this by helping the students prepare for important milestones and by being good financial role models to these students, their own children as well as the wider community.

She also said there must be a monumental paradigm shift in the way we view the importance of planning. BIBD aims to promote this new paradigm by teaching, informing and providing solutions with simple explanations.

For more information on financial planning please contact Nurul Jafriah at BIBD at 2239154.

Financial planning means preparing for your future by making informed money management decisions in the present. There are many tools available that will help a person to achieve the security he or she desires. However, none are as important as simply taking a steady and committed approach to funding your long-term goals.

The importance of financial planning in our lives is more evident nowadays and that is one of the reasons why BIBD is giving out financial planning talks to various target audience.