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Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025

... Australia's labour market has remained strong in the December 2024 read, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4% in December. "With employment rising by 56,000 ...

Bell Financial expects revenues, profits to rise

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025

Bell Financial Group (BFG) has said it expects to report an increase in full-year revenue and profit, ahead of its results announcement in February. The broker forecast that full-year revenues will rise 12% to $276 million (FY23: $247 million). It also ...

How to simplify super to get better retirement outcomes: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025

The superannuation system has lacked a clear direction for the provision of retirement outcomes, and while this is gradually changing, there remains a need to make it simpler for Australians, according to a Mercer report. The Australian retirement income ...

Managed funds industry winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are still winning the contest for net flows against unit trusts, according to Rainmaker Information's 2024: The year in wealth management webinar. ETFs attracted around $2 billion in net inflows a month last year whereas ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025

... months to November 2024, up from a 2.1% rise in the 12 months to October, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The biggest jumps in prices were in food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 2.9%), alcohol and tobacco (up 6.7%), and recreation ...

January Capital raises $136m for APAC growth credit fund

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024

The Singapore-based investment firm has raised more than $136 million (US$85 million) on the first close of its Growth Credit Fund, with the strategy focused on growth-stage technology companies. January Capital secured commitments from financial institutions ...

Super balances drive household wealth growth

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024

... consecutive quarter, up 2.4% or $401 billion in the September quarter 2024, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Total household wealth was $16.9 trillion in the September quarter, which was 9.9% ($1.5 trillion) higher than a year ...

Renewable infrastructure opportunities for HNWIs

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024

Australian Ethical's new head of private markets Adam Roberts thinks private wealth investors should forget the ASX, saying the best opportunities to capitalise on the energy transition are in private markets. Roberts told FS Private Wealth that ...

Bain Capital bids for Insignia Financial

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024

Insignia Financial has confirmed it received a takeover bid from US private equity firm Bain Capital following months of speculation. Insignia confirmed to the ASX that Bain Capital lobbed a confidential, preliminary, non-binding, and indicative proposal ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024

... adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 3.9% in November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 36,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 27,000 people, the unemployment ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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