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MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... by "demyelination in the brain and spinal cord". Demyelination refers to the lesions or white matter that occur in the central nervous system of MS patients. Mary only has lesions in her brain. They affect her vision and balance and cause fatigue and ...

BlackRock wins $7.1bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... their partner to manage their growth portfolios," Melvin said. She added that BlackRock's platform Aladdin will play a central role in understanding the risk and return characteristics driving funding levels, hence build portfolios with more stable returns ...

Chief economist update: ECB keeps it steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
They came, they deliberated, they...well...didn't do anything. At its September 10 meeting, the European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 0.00%; marginal lending facility rate at ...

Former energy minister nabs role at investment group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Group's vision is for a strong, investable national electricity market where competitive institutional investment plays a central role in delivering the significant capital needed to achieve Australia's clean energy transition at the lowest cost ...

IOOF names licensee chiefs, acquires platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... choice of remaining IOOF licensees. Marking its second acquisition this week, IOOF also announced the purchase of Wealth Central, a proprietary financial advice and client engagement platform. "The next-generation digital tool significantly enhances ...

Chief economist update: RBA increases and extends TFF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... taking these actions the bank is further supporting the Australian economy through this difficult period". The Australian central bank has gone further in September. While we're already aware of the bank's monthly assurance in its statement that ...

Investors will be forced into equities: DeepData Analytics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... record as Wall Street reacted to the outbreak of COVID-19. Since March lows, markets have rebounded to pre-COVID levels as central banks and governments around the world rolled out massive stimulus measures.

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... factors point to the "seeds of the next boom" as evidenced in unprecedented stimulus from governments and money supplied by central banks across the globe. What puts it at risk, she warned, is if the money supply contracted or was pulled away. Then there ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... that: "Estimate 3 for 2020-21 is $98,624m. This is -12.6% lower than Estimate 3 for 2019-20." The board of the Australian central bank will meet tomorrow for its monthly monetary policy deliberations. Financial markets expect the RBA to keep settings ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... is that there is a limit to how much households can cut back on consumption in response to wealth shocks," it said. The central bank said the consequences of household indebtedness seem more likely to manifest through weaker economic growth than large ...