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Association names new chief and president

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... oversaw the rebrand of WSSA from Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) in July 2015. Harvie is the national financial wellbeing manager Shadforth Financial Group and replaces Terry Rhodes. Rhodes has been the managing director of AFM Advisers since ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... unprecedented collaboration with the aim of shaping an Australian economy that prioritises environmental issues, human wellbeing and social equity while maintaining financial system stability. This new group is modelled after the European Union's High ...

Qantas Super urges women take control of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... chief executive Michael Clancy said: "We strongly support a national discussion about women and their superannuation and wellbeing in retirement. This is a problem that must be addressed by both the private sector, employers and Government." Another ...

Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... than men about their workplace, with only 10% of women feeling "strongly optimistic" the state of mental health and wellbeing in their workplace would improve in the future. SuperFriend chief executive Margo Lydon said the report shows mental health ...

Former super fund executive joins fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... manager at Guild Trustee Services. Mills will work with Money101 founder Catherine Birchall to launch a new financial wellbeing program into Australian workplaces. Birchall said Mills "has significant financial services expertise and experience and we ...

Centuria Life launches new bond offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... welcomes the scrutiny. "There are thousands of financial advisers in this country who care deeply about their clients' wellbeing - I have witnessed this firsthand, and I believe they too welcome the changes that are already occurring," he said. He added ...

Early financial advice prevents worries at the end

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... shows that rather than reflecting life successes, when on their death bed people are mostly concerned with the ongoing wellbeing of family. The study - conducted by Towson University academics Michael Ent and Mary Gergis - surveyed hospice and palliative ...

Government needs to rethink CIPRs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... problems facing retirees," PC said in its report. "Decisions at this point can markedly affect a person's future wellbeing - sometimes irreversibly so - and can affect the Government's Age Pension liabilities." The Commission also said trustees ...

New Bill bolsters retirement income

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... behavioural incentive for Australians and financial planners to make decisions that benefit their long-term financial wellbeing. It gives them a nudge to think about longevity products as part of the retirement-income mix," he said.

Planning firm among healthiest Australian workplaces

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... examines employee lifestyle, clinical indicators, stress and mental health in an effort to understand their impacts on wellbeing and productivity in the workplace. This year, CSC was awarded as Australia's healthiest workplace in the medium-sized category ...