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FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... mining industry is also one of the top contributors to the workforce, employing 241,000 people in FY25, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates. While the country depends on the mining and resources sectors to provide jobs and top up its coffers ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... profiles examined. For women, the gap was 9.1 years. The analysis used linked, de-identified microdata from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Person Level Integrated Data Asset, examining Australian's aged 60 to 100 based on mortality rates observed ...

Global X urges investment education as property values fall

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... for an urgent need for Australians to improve their investment knowledge, Global X said. Latest figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed household wealth increased by 1% to a record $19.39 trillion in the June quarter. Superannuation ...

Jobs data 'final nail in the coffin' for rate rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in August, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "This month there was 39,000 more people in employment, and 28,000 more people in unemployment," ABS head of labour statistics ...

Australian economy growth 'stronger than expected'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... from the conflict in the Middle East. Household consumption grew by 0.4% in the quarter, and 1.8% annually. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said discretionary spending led to the rise in consumption, with nearly half of the increase coming ...

CEDA warns migration cuts will have economic spillover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... traction, which aims to cap visas at 130,000 per year to ease pressure on housing, wages and infrastructure. Latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data highlighted that in the 2022-23 financial year 6.9 million jobs were held by migrants. CEDA highlighted ...

First Sentier expands Northern Trust mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... is showing no signs of slowing to expanding its footprint around the world, recently pulling mandates from Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds and Frontier Advisors.

Mixed inflation data keeps August RBA meeting a 'live' one

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... Index (CPI) rose 3.8% in the 12 months to June, down from 4% in the 12 months to May 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Housing came out to be the largest contributor to annual inflation for the month. Trimmed mean inflation ...

Jobs data surprises on the upside, rate hike on the cards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... jumped by a substantial 76,300 jobs in June, above the market consensus of 15,000 jobs creation, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The unemployment rate remained ready at 4.4%. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham questioned if the ...

Northern Trust AM Australia among five to split $4.3bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... Northern Trust Asset Management Australia is one of several fund managers that scored a major mandate from Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF) to help manage a total pool of US$3 billion ($4.3bn). The BLF also picked Amundi Asset Management, BNP ...
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