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New board directors for HESTA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... O'Halloran, a lawyer and director of NSW's Welfare Rights Centre; Prue Power, executive director of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association; and Tim Lyons, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), assistant secretary. The fund's new chair ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... manage an economy with an ageing population without increasing [personal] savings seriously... specially because I think healthcare costs are going to escalate far more rapidly than what the IGR suggests," he said.

ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... Brown would win Massachussetts, giving the GOP the numbers to defeat President Obama's proposed bill overhauling the US healthcare system - reportedly unpopular among Americans. Mr. Brown eventually won the seat held by the late Democratic Senator Edward ...

Aviva UK restructures insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... people more effectively and deliver profitable growth." The head office locations for the life, general insurance and healthcare businesses will remain in York, Norwich and Eastleigh. Aviva is the world's fifth largest insurance group with 50 million ...

Retirement worries worse than job loss

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... the research, paying the mortgage ranked third in the list of financial concerns, followed by losing one's job and healthcare expenses. Meanwhile, public sector funds have come out the clear winner of the satisfaction race, with 90 per cent of respondents ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... a free superannuation clearinghouse system for small businesses through Medicare - but questions arise whether the healthcare agency is the right choice or a rushed decision. Superannuation minister Chris Bowen and small business minister Craig Emerson ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... broad-based sell-off, although a higher oil price overnight drove gains in the energy sector and investors flocked to healthcare stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 14.9 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4525.2 points at 1203 AEDT, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... Turnover was worth $NZ136.5 million ($A111.23 million) and included $NZ28.26 million ($A23.03 million) of trading in Abano Healthcare shares. There were 44 rises and 37 falls among the 116 stocks traded.

Prevention better than the cure: Asteron

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
Life insurer Asteron spearheads a new preventative healthcare program that aims to slash the cost of insurance to the average Australian and finally put a stop to insurance being seen as a 'grudge expense'. Yesterday the group launched an online customer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... "The market's taking a bit of a breather (after yesterday)," Burrell Stockbroking associate Peter Wright said. "The healthcare stocks are losing out as risk appetite increases because they're perceived as safe stocks." Blood products maker CSL declined ...