MetLife Australia and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) yesterday launched MetLife Progress: Professional Development Grant for Women. MetLife Progress has been created to advocate for greater diversity in the industry by helping women in financial advice achieve their career goals. The inaugural 2019 grant round will offer up to 15 professional development packages, which […]
continue readingOnePath has announced it is providing specialised mental health and wellness training to its claims team, developing the skills needed to meet the increasing number of insurance claims based on mental health and wellness issues. By the end of the month, about 200 staff members will have completed 20 different mental health and wellness training […]
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Jun
2019
The trustee of Australia’s most prestigious literary awards, Perpetual, has today announced ten talented authors who have been included in the 2019 longlist for the Miles Franklin Award. The Miles Franklin Literary Award was established by prolific author and feminist Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, now best known for her first novel My Brilliant Career. […]
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May
2019
The Future2 Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), has opened applications for its 2019 Make the Difference! Grant program that supports young Australians aged 12 to 25 years experiencing social, financial or physical hardship. Financial planners from across Australia contribute to Future2 by nominating organisations for the annual grant program, making […]
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May
2019
The end of financial year contains a tax sting for many and – combined with a desire to give to causes that make a difference to our communities – can be a trigger for philanthropy and charitable giving. Recent ATO statistics confirm that Australia continues to be a charitable nation – with Australians donating $3.5 […]
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May
2019
Australian Ethical has opened its Community Grants program for 2019 and is inviting grassroots organisations that are making positive humanitarian, environmental and animal welfare impacts to apply. Australian Ethical’s grants program is a defining feature of the company’s role as one of Australia’s leading purpose-driven organisations. To date, it has delivered more than $3 million […]
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03
May
2019
More than two thirds (67 per cent) of Australians are currently working on a side project as they look to turn their passion into a reality, according to new research from the AMP Foundation. This has led to the rise of the 5pm to 9pm working day that is seeing more than a third (37 […]
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Apr
2019
Over a quarter of people in the financial services industry experience very high levels of stress in their job, according to SuperFriend, the workplace mental health and wellbeing partner for the superannuation and insurance industry. The Financial and Insurance Services Industry Profile Report, an industry snapshot taken from SuperFriend’s annual Indicators of a Thriving Workplace survey of 5,000 […]
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15
Mar
2019
Economic equality is unlikely to be achieved until at least 2031 despite women making record progress in the March quarter, according to the latest Financy Women’s Index. The Women’s Index, which measures the economic progress of Australian women on a quarterly basis, rose 1.9 points to 122.7 points in the March quarter, up from a […]
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Mar
2019
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