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Financial services jobs at risk of automation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... not the same as mundane [tasks]: there are many mundane tasks that are likely to defy automation for decades to come, eg medical diagnosis and legal writing," it said. According to the report, cognitive professions such as scientists are at surprisingly ...

Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... manufacturing these days and it's growing quite well. Part of it is replacing imports and seeing strong export growth." She added medical items and building materials were all contributing to manufacturing too, while automotive and metals industries ...

Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... and automotive fuel (-1.7%). There also were price rises for health services, namely pharmaceutical products (+0.7%) and medical and hospital services (+0.2%). The rise in pharmaceutical products was due to changes introduced under the Pharmaceutical ...

Perpetual acquires private wealth firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
Perpetual has acquired a wealth management firm specialised in serving professionals in the medical field. The acquisition involves Fintuition and all of its related brands, including The Private Practice and Skinner Macarounas. It follows a strategic ...

La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards judging panel announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... president and chief executive Greg O'Neill; the awards will recognise the impact of donations in eight categories: Health, Medical Research, Humanitarian, Environment, Education, Arts and Culture, Children and Youth and Corporate Social Responsibility. ...

ASX jumps "despite" naughty news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... saying that "Australia was beating its OECD peers in capitalising on China's economic transition... We are talking about medical services, pharmaceuticals, tourism, education - all of these sectors are seeing a tremendous boost [in demand from China]," ...

Life insurance claims revamped at industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... all of its key partners. "We are excited about the benefits this will provide to Sunsuper members, their employers and medical practitioners, including improved decision times on claims, and smarter requirements gathering which will cut down processing ...

Philanthropists award $1.5m to medical researchers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
The Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations have distributed almost $1.5 million to seven biomedical researchers. The foundations' trustee, Perpetual, confirmed that $1 million of the philanthropic funds will go towards research that is looking to reduce ...

BOQ appoints former Wallaby as specialist chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... including doctors, dentists and vets. "I'm delighted Brett has agreed to become CEO of BOQ Specialist. Brett is a qualified medical professional, has had a successful career in medicine and financial services and has developed extensive networks throughout ...

Medical risk leader joins Bombora

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
A specialist medical risk provider has joined Bombora Advice. MediBroker, founded in 2012 by managing director Aaron Zelman, focuses on risk advice solutions for medical professionals. It currently has over 300 clients and will join Bombora as a principal ...