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Bumper financial year helps Australian super funds deliver unusually high returns
Australia’s multi-trillion superannuation industry ended the 2021 financial year with outstanding results for members.
Petrol and cars driving Australian prices up as inflation continues to swell
Australia’s Consumer Price Index ticked up 0.8% in the June quarter as the cost of cars and petrol roared back from pandemic lows.
Note from the MD: Pressure back on after double record-breaking Tuesday
It’s been a busy week on markets and the action shows no signs of slowing. Yesterday saw Australia’s benchmark ASX 200 index (ASX: XJO) set new intraday and closing highs as profit reporting season started off with a bang. Materials and energy stocks were among the day’s biggest gainers.
Rebounding employment spells growth for PayGroup
Stephen Scott from K2 Asset Management selected 3 of his favourite stocks during a presentation for Reach Markets’ Meet the Fund Manager series in April 2021. PayGroup (ASX: PYG) was one of them. All 3 company spokespersons were invited to…
How SECOS bagged a spot on the top 100 ASX performers
Australian plastic manufacturer SECOS Group delivered a maiden profit in its half year results, rounding out a bumper 12 months which saw the company’s shares gain 390%.
PlaySide Studios drops trailer for latest PC title, Age of Darkness
Melbourne-based games developer PlaySide Studios has released a trailer for its upcoming PC title Age of Darkness: Final Stand, with players soon able to access the real-time strategy game.
Click, collect, and conserve: How physical retail could protect the environment
The surging popularity of online shopping has created a headache for environmental groups concerned by an increase in packaging waste – and physical retailers could hold the solution.
More good safety results as Prescient Therapeutics continues cancer treatment tests
Australian biotech company Prescient Therapeutics has successfully finished a round of safety testing on its PTX-100 drug in a basket trial of patients with solid and blood cancers, revealing an “excellent” safety profile.
Commodity prices, wages point to the return of inflation
Economists are warning of a likely return to inflation as supply side constraints and labour shortages bid up prices in the US.
Note from the MD: ASX notches first day in the green this week as case numbers mount
The fight against COVID has taken a few interesting turns this week, and what these abrupt corners might mean for markets is once again grabbing headlines.
Alcidion: One of Dean Fergie’s “most successful” investments
Dean Fergie from Cyan Investment Management selected 3 of his favourite stocks during a presentation for Reach Markets’ Meet the Fund Manager series in March 2021. Alcidion (ASX:ALC) was one of them. All 3 company spokespersons were invited to join…
Looking back on last year’s best performing ASX sectors
Thousands of Australians have signed a petition demanding better financial education for Australian students to combat the nation’s declining literacy in the field.
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