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What "wealthy" means to Australians: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Australians' definition of wealth has evolved from homeownership to financial flexibility for pursuing passions and supporting loved ones. According to a report by AMP and demographer Bernard Salt ' What wealthy means to Australians in 2023 ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
With an ageing population but no accepted approach for measuring the age of retirement, KPMG has taken the same approach used to determine life expectancy to produce an age of retirement dataset. In producing the dataset, KPMG has determined the expected ...

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 3.7%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS reported a decline in employment for the second consecutive month, following a period of robust jobs growth throughout 2022. Employment ...

Inflation beats forecasts, hits 7.8%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
The official Consumer Price Index jumped 1.9% in the December 2022 quarter, rising to the highest annual rate of inflation in over 30 years. The figures were released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today and mark the fourth consecutive ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
With wage inflation expected to persist into 2023, managing wage increases, employee satisfaction and other measures to attract and retain talent are issues on the agenda for ESG engagement this year. According to the latest data available from the ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The government has blamed its predecessor for inheriting a budget burdened by $1 trillion in gross debt and deficits projected for at least the next decade. Consequently, new fiscal policies have largely been offset for this year and the next. "We face ...

Retirees are silent casualties of inflation: Challenger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Inflation is posing a greater risk to Australian retirees than ever, necessitating the development of new approaches to manage retirement income threats, according to a Challenger report. With retirees now living for about twice as long post-retirement ...

What's the deal with managed funds?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
Managed funds in Australia are underperforming, with the industry average delivering only 5.5% per annum to investors since 2018, according to an investmymoney.com.au report. There is an estimated 3065 managed funds in Australia, of which over 1500 ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
The latest gender indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the pay gap between men's and women's salaries has persisted, leading to greater super balance disparity. The ABS said the difference in full-time earnings between ...

Strong wage growth lags inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and employment minister Tony Burke said they are pleased to see strong wages growth but noted it's still well short of inflation. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the Wage Price Index rose 2.6% in the year to June ...