Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5cBY ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024 12:48PMChallenger reported a normalised net profit before tax (NPBT) increase of 17% to $608 million and raised its full-year dividend by 10% to 26.5 cents per share fully franked, in its FY24 results released today. Related News |
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Bennelong Funds Management is like a mainline into the jugular of Australia's financial advice sector, with more than 6500 advisers channelling capital to its funds. But its global chief executive John Burke says the job's not done yet. Andrew McKean writes.
