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Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... 0.2% in the June quarter 2024 and by 1.5% in the 2023-24 financial year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of national accounts Katherine Keenan said: "The Australian economy grew for the eleventh consecutive quarter, although ...

Platinum outflows drag performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
Persistent outflows cost Platinum Asset Management dearly in the last financial year as it hopes its new business unit, the Platinum Partner Series, will improve returns and stabilise flows. The 30% decrease in funds under management (FUM) to $13 billion ...

Pengana losses up 789% in FY24, revenues rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
Pengana Capital Group (PCG) has reported a significant increase in losses for FY24 compared to FY23 - up 789%. The company reported underlying profit before tax of $2.4 million and a loss from ordinary activities after tax of $4.3 million for the year. ...

WAM Active returns 30%, beats indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
Listed investment company (LIC) WAM Active (WAA) returned nearly 30% p.a. to unitholders, trumping its benchmarks in the last financial year. WAA beat its reference indices S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 13.3% and the Bloomberg AusBond ...

Inflation eases in July

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... 3.5% in the 12 months to July, down from 3.8% in June, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The most significant contributors to the annual rise were housing (+4%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.8%), alcohol ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... Meantime, unemployment rose 0.1% in Australia in July to 4.2%, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The small uptick in unemployment is good news for those hoping for a rate cut. A strong labour force could result in higher-for-longer ...

Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Australians' pay packets grew by 0.7% in the June quarter, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows, down 0.9% from the prior quarter. Annually, the rate of growth for wages in the private sector was 4.1%, down from three consecutive ...

First Sentier farewells senior portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
First Sentier Investors' high-profile small companies team has lost one of its longest-serving members. The small and mid-cap fund group led by Dawn Kanelleas has farewelled senior portfolio manager Pavlos Totsis. Totsis - along with Kanelleas and ...

No one immune to cost-of-living pain: ABS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... risen for all Australian household types in the June quarter, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said increases in living costs in the June quarter ranged from 1.2% to 1.4% ...

Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... (CPI) rose 1% in the June quarter and 3.8% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The June quarter rise is the same as the 1% rise in the March 2024 quarter," ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt ...