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AMP Capital APAC managing director exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... retail markets at Westpac. "I have a true belief that in asset management we hold immense responsibility in improving the wellbeing of our clients. This is something I will continue to be passionate about," Keary wrote in a LinkedIn post. He plans to ...

Super lifting retirees' financial wellbeing: HILDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... in 2018 from $121,638 in 2002. "It is therefore clear that, based on average income and wealth levels, the economic wellbeing of retirees has increased in both absolute terms and relative to the broader community," HILDA found. Participants are also ...

Mental health over financial health: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... their financial health. Almost half (40%) of employees said their employer doesn't offer any support to improve mental wellbeing, and 50% said they are not being offered financial health support. Interestingly, MetLife found that while 73% of employers ...

Old problem needs new solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... are too low to fund a dignified retirement. And high sharemarket volatility can damage their financial and physical wellbeing," he said. Rady said financial advisers should look to protect retiree capital in the sharemarket but understands why they have ...

Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... Australians are continuing to suffer the effects of financial stress, leading to personal tolls on mental and physical wellbeing. "This is spilling into work with stressed employees worried and distracted, and not performing at the levels they're ...

Iress delivers on advice, super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... uncertainty around COVID-19 transmissions and government restrictions, we are continuing to prioritise the health and wellbeing of our people and delivering service continuity and major projects for clients," he said. Despite some impact from the pandemic ...

Australian Unity launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Australian Unity has launched the Australian Unity Future of Healthcare Fund aiming to increase the wellbeing of all Australians by investing in the future healthcare needs of the community. Australian Unity said the "first of its kind" fund will invest ...

Sexual harassment rife in financial services: O'Neill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... such high esteem over many decades," O'Neill said. "AMP, like all of the big providers, is critical to the economic wellbeing and social wellbeing in the services it provides to Australia. "We need it to be successful, we need it to be sustainable ...

Still a way to go on mental health: SuperFriend

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... gain traction," she said. SuperFriend surveyed over 10,000 Australian workers to measure the state of mental health and wellbeing, with this year's score increasing to 65.1 out of 100 from 62.7 in 2019. Furthermore, mental health concerns are the most ...

Insurers prepare for tragic COVID-19 fall-out

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... insurer acknowledging the psychological toll of financial hardship. "There is a direct connection between financial wellbeing and mental health. Our research shows when people are feeling mentally unhealthy one of the reasons is because they are feeling ...