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Former Morgan Stanley chief to join Westpac board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... director at shopping centre giant Scentre Group, as well as Telstra and Australian Pacific. A fellow of the Australian Institute of Company directors, Seale was previously managing director and at Random House Australia and New Zealand. In a statement ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... Corporation and is a former board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the ASX. Richard Haddock, chair of the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, was appointed Officer in the General Division (AO). Recognised for distinguished ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... CIPRs. The Actuaries Institute and Rice Warner used UK mortality data on annuitants to calculate similar rates for the Australian population, in research funded by David Orford. A 60 year old Aussie man has a 6.6% probability of dying between their 60th ...

Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... complicated and confusing world," she said. "I know that traditional forms of journalism are going through massive change and Australian journalism and intellectual life needs a shot in the arm. "Journalism doesn't just need critics, it needs champions ...

Charity donates $10m to university

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... internationally-recognised centre of excellence in naturopathic medicine education and associated research. We are proud to be the first Australian university to offer higher education qualifications in naturopathy," Shoemaker said. "This will enable ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... Gallagher said the assumptions used by Grattan in its model were dubious, unrealistic and unrepresentative of most Australian employees. "Across all age groups just 12.2% of employees with super make additional concessional contributions but Grattan ...

Zurich helps advisers quantify cost of care

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... social and healthcare system will protect Australians financially in times of need. Citing figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australians spent $29.5 billion out of a total $170.4 billion in 2015-16 on health-related expenses. ...

TAL partners with mental health NFP

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... brings together two organisations that share a commitment to understanding and supporting the mental health of the Australian community. Last year, TAL paid more than $1.6 billion in claims to customers, with mental health comprising the top five conditions ...

Financial services confidence continues spiral

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... been sorely tested, following a turbulent 12 months in Australia's banking finance and insurance industry." The Australian Ethics Index has fallen six points since 2017 - from 41 to 35 - dragged down by the poor perception of ethics in the banking ...

Should high-income earners pay charity levy?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... than $269,000 ($US200,000). The system was developed through experts at Monash University's Sustainable Development Institute. It builds on the 2017 Oxfam International report which showed 'one percenters' grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017. Publishing ...