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Centuria reports 6.6% growth in net assets

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015

Centuria Capital has released its results for the half-year to 31 December 2014 and declared a 6.6% growth in net assets and an interim fully-franked dividend of 2c, to be paid on 26 March. Strategic goals reached during the period include Centuria's ...

Magellan doubles profit, consolidates global presence

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015

Magellan Financial Group doubled its profit after tax to $77.4 million in the first half of financial year 2014-2015, while it kept strengthening its global presence. The group reported a revenue increase of 91% to $128.5 million during the six months ...

Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015

Superannuation is succeeding in its aim of lifting standards of living for Australians in retirement, but there are inequalities and looming challenges that should be addressed, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015

Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its Statement on Monetary Policy, detailing the reasons for the why and the wherefore it decided to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low 2.25%. "...over recent ...

SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015

Self-managed super fund (SMSF) professionals must steel themselves against the criticism levelled at the sector, said AMP SMSF head of policy and technical Peter Burgess, who set out to dispel some of the charges made against SMSFs in a presentation ...

AMP boosts self-employed advice channel

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015

Adviser numbers at AMP's self-employed adviser channel Jigsaw Support Services were up 42.7% in 2014, while adviser numbers shrunk at Genesys and iPac. Jigsaw advisers increased from 171 in the year to December 2013 to 244 in the year to December 2014 ...

AMP profit up 32% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015

AMP has reported a net profit of $884 million for the full year to December 2014, up 32% from the $672 million profit reported in 2013. Underlying profit was $1,045 million, up 23%, and cashflows were strong for both the wealth management and the funds ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015

As expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no surprises following the conclusion of its 17-18 February monetary policy Board meeting. "The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace ...

Macquarie Funds Group rebrands, increases FUM by $30 billion

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015

Australia's biggest global asset manager, Macquarie Funds Group, has rebranded as Macquarie Asset Management and increased its funds under management (FUM) by $30 billion in the three months to 31 December 2014, as reported in the Macquarie Group 2015 ...

Vale Mavis Robertson AM

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015

Mavis Robertson, one of the pioneers of the Australian superannuation sector, has died. Robertson's career spanned more than six decades in the union movement and then in superannuation as fund secretary of BUS (Building Unions Superannuation) and AUST ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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