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Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... eight times the number it was over the same period. The report also found higher interest rates increased pressure on margins for private equity firms, and this was particularly the case for leveraged buyouts. In 2023, Australian private equity-backed ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... ACTU secretary Sally McManus said. "When inflation goes up businesses are able to adjust their prices to protect their margins, but workers' pay does not move so easily. This is why the annual wage review is so important, it is when the lowest paid workers ...

Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... working capital pressures, and higher pricing, but now, cash flow has declined. "While companies can manage their profit margins to feel better, it is hard to hide the truth in cash flows. The reality is that it is getting harder," Birtles said. This ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... companies reported earnings per share (EPS) as expected; 30% beat their EPS expectations and 20% missed it. Sales and margins were also better than expected, while dividends paid were higher. Overall, Bruce said that this was a "pretty good outcome" ...

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... markets over the next decade, significantly impacting the labour market, productivity and sector concentration, as well as margins and free cash flow generation."

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... period amortisation payback periods." Another survey from Elixir Consulting found that 170 advice practices earn profit margins of 23% on average. Advice firms with a culture score of five out of five achieved on average earnings before interest and ...

Iress sells platforms business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... is a highly strategic acquisition which adds greater scale and significantly enhances our ability to improve operating margins." He expects Praemium's platform FUA to lift by 18% to $26.9 billion once the takeover completes. Iress reported a $137 ...

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... sufficiently support member decision making." The 12 options that failed to meet their stated benchmark by the greatest margins were all available on a platform. The annualised return for these products was less than the disclosed benchmark by between ...

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... Sector Capped Select Index, investing in large- and mid-cap global companies with healthy balance sheets, decent profit margins, and consistent year-on-year earnings growth. Finally, iShares MSCI World ex Australia Value ETF (IVLU) tracks the MSCI World ...

500 jobs to be axed at abrdn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... conditions have remained challenging for our mix of business, and this is reflected in our year-end AUMA, flow numbers, and margins. The board and I are committed to taking these significant cost actions now to restore our core Investments business to ...
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