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Packer donates $7m to mental health research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... medicine and health dean professor Vlado Perkovic said this new chair will lead the way in transforming the understanding, prevention, treatment and cure of these important disorders and offers hope to affected individuals and their families. "This exceptional ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... Issuing public alerts, warnings, and monitoring consumer sentiment, and engaging with online service providers for early prevention and disruption of misconduct are critical, the report said. Regulators were also told to hone approaches to better identify ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... pay equity claims. In the not-for-profit sector, last July, the Office for Women released a new resource, Guide to prevention and action on financial abuse within the financial services sector, aimed at helping the financial services sector prevent and ...

We are closer to a pause: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... many other western countries. However, the tone dropped when he was questioned about upcoming meetings with suicide prevention agencies. "At yesterday's board meeting, I went through the mail that I've been receiving, and we (the board) discussed ...

Philanthropist fund unveils new NFP partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
Future Generation is on a mission to accelerate funding into the prevention of youth mental health issues, warning that Australia's current funding of mental healthcare is "not working". Comprising of 14 non-for-profit partners, the social investment ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... implemented and assessed as designed, and operating correctly address threats faced." "To address this cyber threat prevention, fraud and anti-money laundering risks and frameworks are increasingly being considered together." Meanwhile, concerning adaptive ...

Office for Women combats financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... sector to understand how its financial products may be used in the financial abuse of women. The new resource, Guide to prevention and action on financial abuse within the financial services sector, aims to support women's financial safety, developing ...

Darren Black appointed SuperFriend chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... currently OzHelp Foundation's chief executive, a role he's held for four years. Black also sits on the boards of Suicide Prevention Australia and the Australian Men's Health Forum. SuperFriend said Black is a respected leader in the not-for-profit and ...

Frontier appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... Emslie has replaced Szondy as chair. Emslie has been a director of Frontier since 2011. She is also chair of Suicide Prevention Australia and Assemble. She is also a non-executive director of Reinsurance Group of America ANZ and State Trustees. Previously ...

ESG taxonomy key to achieving policy objectives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... opportunity for investors." Richards added: "The opportunities are huge, and it ranges from things like biodiversity to prevention in slavery and trafficking." However, Graham said a set of credible definitions is required to ensure that everyone who ...