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AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... a greater level of dignity and financial security," he said. Previous regulations meant members living with a terminal medical condition had to wait until their doctors signed off on a life expectancy of less than 12 months to access their super. The ...

Cost cuts put research at risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... products that meet the best interests of clients." Boutique advice group Stanford Brown, which specialises in serving the medical sector and private wealth clients, said an excessively aggressive focus on cost reduction among wealth groups could undermine ...

Shares stronger at noon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... provider Sonic Healthcare was up strongly again on positive broker reports about Monday's news that it had acquired Swiss medical laboratory group Medisupport in a $455.3 million deal.

Early release super approvals increasing

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... Department of Human Services. As of April more than 16,000 early release applications had been received this financial year. Medical treatment and transport topped the list at 7,422 applications. About 78% of medical treatment and transport applications ...

AMP Capital fundamental equities head retires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... division. Prior to that, she held non-executive investment advisory roles at the Royal College of Physicians and Royal Medical Foundation in London. She has also held positions at ABN AMRO Asset Management, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, Ameritech Pension ...

Advice firm ditches platform, adopts MDA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... when there are changes to their portfolio," MEDIQ managing partner Ravi Agarwal said. The firm, which mainly caters for medical professionals, realised that most of its clients "are time poor and they want us to manage their financial affairs. We believe ...

AIA launches business life insurance benefit

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... or crisis claim will be able to purchase life cover up to a year after their original claim was paid without undergoing medical assessment. AIA Australia is the country's largest group life insurer by market share and works closely with major financial ...

Bill Gross donates $867m to charity

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... speak." In the past, Gross has made donations through a family foundation and to organisations that support health care, medical research and education.

No new taxes on super welcomed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... terminally ill. From 1 July 2015, the federal Government will extend access to superannuation for people with a terminal medical condition. Currently, patients must have two medical practitioners - including a specialist - certify that they are likely ...

Terminally ill granted early access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... Under the current provision for early access to superannuation, terminally ill patients must obtain a certification from medical specialists that confirm they have less than 12 months to live. The amendment, effective from July 1, 2015, will change the ...