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Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... Positive impacts include: 126 schools supported, 319 jobs created, 1072 people with disabilities supported, 669 mental health sessions delivered and 11501 MWh of renewable energy generated. The report hopes to provide insights for people considering ...

Advisers must know more than client history

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... Canberra Based Menslink, a charity that provides young men in Canberra with support in understanding and managing their mental health. Sarah-Le Lacheur noted that some AFA members reported they had personally been aided by the charity in some way. "The ...

MySuper insurance widely misunderstood

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... needed. Less really is more here; let's get something consistent and clearly understood - pre-existing conditions and mental health exclusions are really not favourable. I believe the advice piece should ultimately sit really nicely on top of the base ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... experiments in that space. It's been really interesting to see in recent years the role of online engagement in mental health treatment. This would have never been imagined before and if it can work in mental health, there has to be room for experimentation ...

Future Generation donates $4.71m to charity

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... Off The Streets. This is part of FGG's new mandate to donate $2.42 million annually to charities focused on youth mental health, and $2.29 million to charities specialising in children and youth at risk. Commenting on the donations, FGG director Geoff ...

Industry super fund establishes insurance company

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... as meet its aim in helping people return to work where possible. "We know people who have the best physical and mental health outcomes, are those who retain some connection with the workplace," Pennisi said. "Based on our analysis, creating QInsure was ...

Life insurers paid $6.9bn in claims in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... billion in TPD claims and $710 million for trauma claims. The leading causes of claims were cancer, heart disease, mental health, musculoskeletal-related, neurological-related, accident and suicide. Over the last 10 calendar years the total from the ...

BT to pair superannuation and wellbeing

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... and this is very powerful when aligned with initiatives that address our current wellbeing, including physical and mental health. Companies want fitter, happier and more engaged employees. Many of our super members also want to be healthier, more balanced ...

New insurance industry guidance on its way

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... standardisation in common areas where it's not sensible to compete; help collect data on the impacts and rates of mental health in the insurance business; and provide a basis to align electronic insurance transactions so that the database can readily ...

Wilson AM commits to Pledge 1% philanthropy movement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... Investment Company (FGG). Both companies donate 1% of assets per annum to charities focused on children at risk and youth mental health. FGG and FGX chief executive officer Louise Walsh said both companies would also commit to Pledge 1%. "When we launched ...