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Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... growth. The rate of growth over the quarter was one of the lowest rates recorded for the series," Australian Bureau of Statistics head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The lowest quarterly wage growth by industry was 0.1% for the electricity ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... gets back on track in the December 2021 quarter. There were good news in the US labour market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that non-farm payrolls grew by 943K in July. This is the biggest addition to employment in 11 months and greater ...

Economic recap: Week to July 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... much, that the prices of consumer goods and services have gone up... until now. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the country's annual headline inflation rate spiked to 3.8% in June from 1.1% in the March quarter. That's ...

Broken advice industry shuns everyday Aussies: AFA

KARREN VERGARA, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... adapt to these reforms and need help and support, and many are suffering from depression and burnout according to those statistics, Perera said. "It is really concerning and we are trying to support them and we just [want to] put that to the government," ...

ASIC industry levy to increase

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... advice sector has an "exemplary record as regards the handling of customer complaints". In the recent AFCA complaint statistics, just 0.6% of the total 80,833 complaints received during the period 1 October 2019 to 30 September 2020, were made against ...

Economic recap: Week to July 16

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... This could also be because Australia is facing the latest hurdle from a position of strength. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the country's unemployment rate dropped to an 11-year low of 4.9% in June - below the March 2020's ...

ACSA chief executive steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... services along with investment administration, accounting and taxation books of record. In February, ACSA released statistics that showed nearly a quarter or $973.2 billion of the $1 trillion custody asset pool is serviced by J.P. Morgan, followed by ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... a week before the Olympics. Latest data suggest that China's economy continues to slow. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that the manufacturing PMI dipped to a reading of 50.9 in June from 51.0 in May while the non-manufacturing PMI ...

EOFY tips for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... other advisers that are non-sole traders and do not use a tax agent have to submit a tax return by 31 October 2021. Statistics by the Inspector General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman reveals small businesses owe the tax office $21 billion - reaching ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
"They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast." - The Eagles, 'Hotel California' Only a few days after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy settings unchanged and ...