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Frontier appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... veteran Angela Emslie has replaced Szondy as chair. Emslie has been a director of Frontier since 2011. She is also chair of Suicide Prevention Australia and Assemble. She is also a non-executive director of Reinsurance Group of America ANZ and State ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... health, with Frydenberg announcing: "Last year's Budget saw a landmark $2.3 billion investment in mental health and suicide prevention. Tonight, we build on that commitment. More Headspace services, community-based treatment centres and digital mental ...

Remembering Helen Hewett

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees in 2017. It was while heading the IFF that Hewett - a staunch advocate for suicide prevention and members' mental health - founded SuperFriend, bringing together the super industry, life insurers and ...

MetLife enhances mental health policy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... employee knowledge and awareness of mental health issues and behaviours, and reducing stigma around depression, anxiety and suicide. "We want everyone at MetLife to have a role in building a safe and healthy environment and culture. To ensure we are ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... improve public policy outcomes including intergenerational equity, homelessness, children who are in out-of home-care, suicide prevention initiatives and the investment approach to welfare spending and public housing. Miller recently completed the Australian ...

Cbus changes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... (unarmed). Claims will now be paid where a member's accident or illness is the result of self-inflicted harm or attempted suicide, participation in a criminal act, or service in the armed forces of any country. Cbus is also working to extend these changes ...

Industry steps up for Lifeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... donate directly to the organisation through its website. Lifeline Australia provides a 24-hour phone crisis support and suicide prevention service to anyone at any time. Lifeline also provides information and training for family and friends of people ...

Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... Management. Angela Emslie was recognised for her significant service to the finance and superannuation sectors, and to suicide prevention. Emslie has spent nearly 30 years at HESTA as a trustee director, independent chair and more recently an independent ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... taking back the money it announced it'll be giving us, Australians all, earlier this month, that would be political suicide. Victoria's state government could even decide to loosen its budget spending. And then, there's the Reserve Bank of ...

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... government won't be taking back the money it announced it'll be giving earlier this month - that would be political suicide. But the RBA could start tapering some of its stimulus (in July as forward guided) to ensure that rising inflation pressures ...