0228 GMT - G8 Education's A$350 million goodwill impairment is seen by RBC analyst Wei-Weng Chen as an indication that the early education provider still faces headwinds including from cost-of-living pressures and wage rises. He points out that the Australian company's annual goodwill assessment is made on factors including projected occupancy of its centers, current and expected supply and demand, future fee increases, regulatory costs and wage expectations. G8 will pause its share buyback until it has greater clarity on occupancy and sector conditions, Chen adds in a note to clients. RBC has a last-published outperform rating and A$1.30 target price on the stock, which is down 17% at A$0.52. (stuart.condie@wsj.com)

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