Ewan MacDonald

Aug 26, 2024 | bmj.com | Ewan MacDonald

Dear EditorLetter to the BMJFRAILTY Does Frailty need a new name? Global Measure of Function (GMF)Coming from the world of occupational medicine where functional ability and capacity are something we assess and consider on a daily basis I very much agree that the term frailty is a pejorative term which medicalises people and indeed may cause insult.

May 10, 2024 | lexology.com | Fiona Smedley |Ewan MacDonald |Yorick Ng |Adam Hickey

On 10 May 2024, the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (the Committee) delivered its report on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 (Bill) and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill (the Report). The Bill includes new exemptions for foreign financial service providers (FFSPs) from the requirement to hold an Australian financial service licence (AFSL).

Feb 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Fiona Smedley |Ewan MacDonald |Adam Hickey

On 30 November 2023, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill (Bill) was tabled in the House of Representatives, which included new exemptions from holding an Australian financial service licence (AFSL) for foreign financial service providers (FFSPs). The tabled Bill was slightly different to the exposure draft which was published by Treasury for consultation in August 2023 as noted in our article here.

Dec 6, 2023 | lexology.com | Michael Vrisakis |Fiona Smedley |Andrew Bradley |Maged Girgis |Ewan MacDonald |Tamanna Islam | +2 more

On 14 November 2023, Treasury released exposure draft legislation proposing amendments to a number of statutes in response to the Quality of Advice Review. Our team has made a formal submission on this consultation. In summary, our submission addresses the proposed removal of the exception to the conflicted remuneration provisions for benefits given by a client for the issue or sale of a financial product.

Sep 13, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Ewan MacDonald |Alison Forrester |Cesar Augusto Valades-Cruz |Thomas D. Madsen

AbstractIt is commonly assumed that the glycan makeup of glycoproteins that reach the cell surface is final and static. Here, we challenge this notion by the discovery of a molecular switch that induces acute and reversible changes of glycans on the plasma membrane. We demonstrate that within minutes, the epidermal growth factor triggers the galectin-driven endocytosis of cell surface glycoproteins, such as integrins, that are key regulators of cell adhesion and migration.