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AMA downgraded its FY23 normalised EBITDA guidance from $70-90m to $60-68m (vs BP forecast $71m) and cited “ongoing margin compression” as the key reason which was driven by labour constraints, higher employee costs and many contracts not containing appropriate adjustment mechanisms from inflation and/or repair severity.

Regal Partners (RPL) is a relatively small, but rapidly growing boutique asset manager offering a range of alternative strategies across $5.5bn of FUM (at 31 March 2023).

The March 2023 quarter started with investor confidence riding high through January amid expectations inflation had peaked and central banks would avoid a hard economic landing.