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Bernie Madoff dies in prison

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... 90s but some believe the Ponzi scheme began as early as the 1970s. He is survived by his wife Ruth Madoff. She attempted suicide with her husband after his arrest for fraud in 2008. Madoff's sons, Mark Madoff and Andrew Madoff, who were instrumental ...

CSC announces new partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... awareness, education and support services as well as providing funding to broaden Lifeline's 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. CSC chief executive Damian Hill said there has been a spike in the number of CSC customers reporting ...

Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and serves as an expert advisor on the HESTA Impact Committee. She is also chair of Suicide Prevention Australia, where she is an advocate for national leadership in suicide prevention. A new investor in the ...

LGS partners with SuperFriend

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... SuperFriend partners with 25 profit-to-member funds and eight group insurers to help reduce the impact and incidence of suicide in the sector, and improve workplace mental health.

Adviser demands answers from Media Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... message on LinkedIn. His message to Griffin said one of Media Super's members, a client of Johns', was at risk of suicide after having a TPD claim through the fund (with group insurer Hannover Re ) declined. Following the declined TPD claim Johns ...

Frontline worker death nominations spike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... heard the COVID-19 pandemic has driven Australians to ask their life insurers about whether their policies cover them for suicide. If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14, or the Suicide Call Back Service ...

COVID-19 drives Aussies to check exemptions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... COVID-19 consequences, the pandemic is driving Australians to ask their life insurers whether their policies cover them for suicide, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economic has heard. Appearing before the House of Representatives ...

COVID-19 sparks renewed fight for commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic slowdown has spurred a fight among financial advisers to retain commissions, amid news big institutions are turning them off earlier than the law requires. The Association of Independent Financial Professionals ...

Positives from the pandemic for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... late for those who have left the industry in disgust suffering business devaluation losses and those who have committed suicide, but the following events look promising," Johnson said. The AIOFP is positive about Treasury's request for market views on ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Former financial adviser and TV show host Sam Henderson has spoken out for the first time since his Royal Commission appearance and subsequent ASIC ban, taking to the XY Adviser podcast to describe the impact events of the last 18 months have had on ...