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2018 FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar' raises over $300k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... sales and silent auction go to three charities: Learning Links, which helps children with learning difficulties and disabilities; RAISE, which offers best practice youth mentoring programs and Mirabel, which helps orphaned or abandoned children. Hadja ...

Fundraise like a RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... sales. The funds will go towards three charities: Learning Links, which helps children with learning difficulties and disabilities; RAISE, which offers best practice youth mentoring programs and Mirabel, which helps orphaned or abandoned children. "It ...

Impact of dementia on estate planning efficacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... only reason for needing a statutory will. "Another recent court case involved a young child who had severe physical disabilities as a result of problems at birth. He had received $3.2 million in damages against the hospital which had been used to purchase ...

Planners divided on mental health advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... from the Flinders University School of Medicine. He researched the specific issues people with mental health and disabilities face when dealing with Centrelink, superannuation, financial planning and financial institutions, and believes it is irresponsible ...

CommInsure strengthens income protection offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... well. CommInsure's strong in-house rehabilitation team has proven credentials in helping people with a broad range of disabilities to rebuild their lives. We believe our customers should focus on their recovery without having to worry about how it will ...

Kathy Havers from Catalyst wins Future2 award second-year running

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... philanthropy through her volunteer work with remote indigenous communities, and helping other families living with disabilities, is nothing short of inspirational," De Gori said. Havers also provides support to Bulleen Height Specialist School for children ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... more than 60,000 beneficiaries. Positive impacts include: 126 schools supported, 319 jobs created, 1072 people with disabilities supported, 669 mental health sessions delivered and 11501 MWh of renewable energy generated. The report hopes to provide ...

Green light for SMSF family property investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... investments, including allowing SMSFs to co-invest with other SMSFs to create specialist accommodation for children with disabilities or special needs." DomaCom said it is continuing discussions with the ATO to raise the 50% limit to 100%. "What is important ...

Unintended consequences unearthed in super changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... attendees unearthed an unintended consequence of the cap which could lead to the government unfairly taxing people with disabilities. The super specialists explored how TPD payouts on insurance held inside and outside super would be impacted by the cap. ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... Barclays Return on Disability Exchange Traded Note, for instance, consists of companies that make sure those with disabilities are treated fairly. There are also exchange traded funds which target specific sectors. For example, the Market Vectors Gaming ...