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Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... lives being better than yours? It's not a given as a new Actuaries Institute report finds the relative wealth and wellbeing of 25 to 34 year olds is the lowest in 18 years. The Actuaries Institute's publication Mind the Gap - The Australian Actuaries ...

MLC Wealth hires risk chief from QIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... Baxter has left the company. "Mark Baxter left MLC in April after making the decision to leave to focus on his health and wellbeing after a period of illness," the spokesperson said.

Calls for broad default life insurance system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... Australia at odds with every other international market - and places Australian families at significant financial and wellbeing risk." The report said it benefits no one if life insurance becomes a product only available to those from a higher socio-economic ...

AIA Australia appoints behavioural economics lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... for understanding human behaviour and decision making. It is embedded in our market-leading AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program, which incentivises members to understand and improve their health over time," an AIA spokesperson said. "Having seen ...

Super-backed specialist centre opens in Hobart

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... model is including familiar sights and natural spaces which can have a huge impact on overall happiness, health and wellbeing." There are currently 459,000 Australians living with dementia.

Australians without advice struggle in pandemic: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
New research has revealed the true value of advice, as the mental and financial wellbeing of Australia's unadvised population suffers from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Fidelity International's latest Pulse Survey, which gauged the mental and ...

BT un-aligns group insurance, awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... global insurer with over 47 years' experience in Australia, that shares our philosophy of supporting the health and wellbeing of our members," BT said in a note to superannuation members. The new financial year also saw BT update super members on fees ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... impact the FNF and their Big Super Day Out event series has had in helping indigenous communities build their financial wellbeing. While it's obviously a shame the event won't take place this year, the new online website is a fantastic way to ensure ...

QSuper culls comprehensive advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... new role for them within the QSuper Group where we can. We will work with each staff member affected to support their wellbeing and their career," QSuper said. Pennisi said the decision to cull comprehensive advice was made carefully and was in the best ...

COVID-19 dampens retirement expectations: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... one in three have downgraded their expectations for retirement. "COVID-19 is taking a terrible toll on the economic wellbeing of many retirees," Allianz Retire+ chief executive Matt Rady said. "In addition to health concerns about the virus, and not ...