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Should high-income earners pay charity levy?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... the academics write that inequality has "serious negative effects across the economy in areas such as physical and mental health, drug abuse, education, imprisonment, obesity, social mobility, trust, violence, teenage pregnancies and child wellbeing." ...

Financial services employees face ongoing stress at work

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... from SuperFriend shows about half of financial services employees face ongoing stress at work. According to the mental health organisation's annual Indicators of a Thriving Workplace survey, 47% of financial services employees are experiencing ongoing ...

TAL to boost adviser underwriting knowledge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... also direct our customers to community support programs." Separately, the life insurer last month rolled out a new mental health coaching program for people leaders and claims managers based on a partnership with SuperFriend. The program is designed ...

ANZ creates mental health portal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
ANZ is partnering to roll out a mental health and wellness portal to assist advisers with their own mental health as well as that of their clients. The bank is working with health and wellbeing company Mindstar, which has developed the online portal ...

TAL bolsters senior leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... market development, while Cathy Collison was appointed head of Cbus. The life insurer recently began rolling out new mental health coaching programs for staff. The programs - which will be delivered to TAL's frontline claim managers and people leaders ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... Year (Digital): Bell Direct - Look into mFunds | Desktop Broker + Bell Potter Research Finalists: SuperFriend - Mental Health Awareness Campaign Macquarie - Guide To Series - Liquid Alternatives BlackRock - iShares Smart Beta ETFs AIA - eClaims and Claims ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... urging the government to lift legislative barriers that restrict life insurers from funding medical treatments for mental health conditions. The health care system has to keep up with one of the fastest growing issues confronting many Australians and ...

New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... products and advice, adding: "This new body will be to financial literacy and capability, what beyondblue has been to mental health." It is expected that this body will be the largest of its kind in Australia, with the Government intending to seek deductible ...

TAL bolsters mental health capabilities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
TAL has commenced rolling out new mental health coaching programs for staff. The programs - which will be delivered to TAL's frontline claim managers and people leaders - are designed to improve customer and employee mental health. Claims managers will ...

MLC Life enhances mental health offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The life insurer will extend its Best Doctors offering to allow customers access to a mental health service designed to provide a second medical opinion for diagnosis and treatment plans. The new service, Mental Health Navigator, will connect customers ...