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Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Working women in Australia are up against it when it comes to mental health, research shows. Latest insights from SuperFriend show working women are much more likely to experience a mental health condition in their lifetime than their male counterparts. ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... to start over, Maria Falas' parents instilled the value of education and hard work from an early age. With neither parent having experienced higher schooling, Falas was determined to get a good education and upon graduating from high school she dove ...

Wills are an afterthought for the rich: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The number of wealthy people who don't have wills or rely on do-it-yourself will kits still comes as no surprise to an estate planning expert. Australian Unity Trustees national manager of estate planning Anna Hacker says wealthier people are not as ...

Equity Trustees acquires superannuation trustee

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Equity Trustees announced it will acquire a superannuation trustee for $6.2 million. Equity Trustees' parent company EQT Holdings has signed an agreement to purchase Zurich Australian Superannuation (ZAS), a subsidiary of Zurich Australia. ZAS has ...

Donations now accepted via Instagram

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... either post a link to make a donation in their bio or do a sponsored post. The Instagram donation feature follows from its parent company Facebook's success with a similar functionality. Facebook introduced charity tools in 2015. In November last year ...

Mercer names head of investment consulting

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... clients navigate their way through a growing set of complex demands with the support of a highly capable team." Mercer's parent company Marsh & McLennan Companies recently named Martine Ferland as the new president and chief executive. New York-based ...

Super fintech chief steps back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... additional capital beyond June 2019 as a result of having reviewed staffing and resources, InPayTech said. InPayTech is the parent company of PayVu, ClickSuper and Payment Adviser. Beauchamp co-founded Payment Adviser in 2006, which was acquired by InPayTech ...

Mercer appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... Mercer will welcome a new chief executive following the promotion of Julio A. Portalatin. Marsh & McLennan Companies - the parent company of Mercer - has named Martine Ferland as the new president and chief executive of Mercer, effective March 1. Ferland ...

SelfWealth launches ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... financial year and listed under the ticker code SELF. It is pending regulatory ASX approval. ETF Securities Australia and its parent company ETFS Capital are backing SELF by providing $100 million in seed funding. ETF Securities Australia will act as ...

3.5 million Aussies give financial advice to friends and family: Roy Morgan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
Roy Morgan research shows millions of Australians are trusted advisers to their friends and family when it comes to finance and investment decisions. The research shows more than 17% of Australians are asked to advise on the financial matters of their ...