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The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the first increase of annual CPI inflation since December 2022 in the June quarter. ...

People & Products

Financial and insurance services has seen the largest drop in job vacancies in the past quarter, making it the only industry to have lower vacancies than pre-pandemic, ac...

Financial planning

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed which states are seeing growth in their retiree populations and becoming the go-to destination for older Au...

Financial planning

The statistical agency has officially recognised the financial advice profession by using the occupational terms 'financial adviser/financial planner' as a result of the ...

Funds management

CPI inflation has slowed in the June 2023 quarter with the ABS reporting the lowest quarterly rise since September 2021....

Funds management

The Treasurer has confirmed inflation has “passed its peak”, as data shows CPI inflation fell in the 12 months to the March quarter....

Funds management

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the latest CPI inflation figure for the March quarter of 2023 and whether it has fallen from last quarter’s 30-year high....

Financial planning

CPI inflation rose to 7.3% in November, according to latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics....

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Financial planning

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show Australian job vacancies have risen by 169,000 more than prior to the pandemic, with financial and insurance job vac...

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Features

As managers focus on the beneficiaries of COVID-19, there is one sector which has both performed strongly during the pandemic and should continue to do so after, writes L...

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Financial planning

COVID-19 saw 34% of households hold an adult child during 2020, but that number has declined as the country recovers from the pandemic....

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Financial planning

The Government should do more to create jobs in services sector rather than just the construction sector to help the thousands of unemployed Australians....

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Funds management

The country will see how much businesses have truly suffered after JobKeeper decreases and the freeze on corporate bankruptcies end, according to VanEck. ...

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Funds management

Despite the challenging period and first recession in Australia in 30 years, consumer spending, particularly in categories such as furniture, home improvement and electro...

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Funds management

Over 60% of Britons living abroad have said they will ‘never’ permanently return to the UK as many say they are earning more overseas. ...

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