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Chief economist update: An extra mile for a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
"They say that breaking up is hard to do Now I know I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka It's been three-and-a-half years since the UK decided and then filed for divorce from the European Union (EU) and 11 months into the transition period ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... announced that Lynparza, a type of medical treatment, will no longer cost $140,000 per course. Patients will now access the medicine at $6.60 per script for concession card holders and around $41 per script for general patients, he said. About 9000 individuals ...

More clarity on life insurance best interest duty needed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... level of benefits paid. Additionally, the taskforce is calling for products that can be updated to allow for advances in medicine, technology and society's expectations, sustainability heat maps and a review of board composition to ensure risks are ...

Chief economist update: Dan defeats second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Bitter and painful as the medicine may be, it's starting to work downunder. Melbourne's 14-day average of coronavirus infections continues to trend lower, this day at 32.8 persons - within the average 30-50 case rate that the Andrews government ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... doesn't fit their definition of having MS. A definition that was obviously written years ago and not in line with modern medicine," she said "MS patients deteriorate in different ways at different rates. Mary is a very unwell lady, you would hope ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... and wellbeing. Li noted the portfolio has four impact themes which are: innovation that can treat disease, access to medicine and health care services in developed and emerging markets, new solutions to lowering the cost of health care and more productive ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Getting bitten by the love bug may be lovelier the second time around but definitely not if it's a second bite from the coronavirus. Australia is currently in the midst of it. Now the second wave looks like it's come to Japan. According to Kyodo ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) took a breather in July, keeping its monetary policy settings and asset purchases unchanged, promising that: "For the time being, the Bank will closely monitor the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and will not hesitate ...

COVID-19 poses unique human rights threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
COVID-19 is posing distinct threats to the digital human rights of people all over the world, with consequences for companies and investors. In a new paper Robeco head of sustainability integration Masja Zandbergen expressed the belief that if digital ...

Rich Dad feels for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... individuals and businesses around the world as creating a "coma economy". Rather, he says, countries should "take their medicine" and cut costs and restructure debts during a recession. Dent pointed to Margaret Thatcher's austerity measures as a ...