Synchron is offering Synchron advisers and Synchron staff a $100 Bunnings gift voucher if they have both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter to the Synchron community, Director Don Trapnell said that Synchron believes the best way for Australia to return to a life that reflects life before the pandemic is for as... Read more continue reading
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Jun
2021
The ATO’s Tax, Super + You competition is a fun and engaging way for Australian high school students to learn about tax and super, unleash their creativity and potentially win some great prizes. Working as part of a team or individually, students are invited to write, make or film an entry for their topic: Junior (Year 7–9):... Read more continue reading
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May
2021
Crescent Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting refugee education, homelessness, Islamic cultural heritage, and youth and has extended its support for refugee students to a third Australian University. The Foundation has unveiled plans to grant Crescent Leadership Scholarships to four University of Technology Sydney (UTS) students a year for the next three years to help... Read more continue reading
21
May
2021
MLC Life Insurance is strongly encouraging all customers in Australia to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible to protect themselves and the wider community from severe disease[1]. As the pandemic continues, all Australians over the age of 50 are now eligible to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at Commonwealth Vaccination and state... Read more continue reading
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May
2021
The Future2 Foundation (Future2), the philanthropic arm of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), is delighted to present the 2021 Future2 Community Challenge, designed to get the FPA community moving to raise funds for young Australians facing social, physical or financial hardship. From your daily commute, walking the dog or training for a marathon,... Read more continue reading
07
May
2021
Westpac has introduced a new blocking mechanism in its online and mobile banking platforms which will allow customers to restrict their spend with gambling merchants. The new digital feature means customers can apply the block in real-time to any personal Westpac credit card or Debit Mastercard, where the transaction is processed through Mastercard. Westpac’s Director... Read more continue reading
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Apr
2021
The Parenthood welcomes the Prime Minister’s new women’s cabinet taskforce and urges the group to prioritise significant investment in reducing gender inequality in the upcoming Federal Budget. “This moment in Australia calls for decisive action: the time for talking and listening is done,” The Parenthood’s executive director Georgie Dent said. “Women around Australia are looking... Read more continue reading
01
Apr
2021
Scholar and author of Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta, gets the green light to develop an Indigenous Knowledge Systems Laboratory at Deakin University, with seed funding from a leading financial services firm. Paul Kearney, the founder and CEO of Melbourne-based financial services firm, Kearney Group, has provided seed funding to catalyse the development of the Indigenous... Read more continue reading
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Mar
2021
In the wake of a tough year for the not-for-profit sector, which saw sharp falls in much-needed investment earnings, 2021 is set to be a year of recovery, according to Equity Trustees. Darren Thompson, Head of Asset Management, Equity Trustees said following a 24% fall in the 2019 financial year, corporate earnings were expected to... Read more continue reading
11
Mar
2021
As optimism grows that the worst of COVID-19 might just be behind us, it bears reminding that in 2020 over 3 million Australians withdrew more than $36 billion in retirement savings under the early release of super scheme. More than 80,000 of AMP’s women members accessed their super savings, with our research showing they’ve withdrawn... Read more continue reading
09
Mar
2021
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