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CBA slashes profits, boosts dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
Commonwealth Bank has rewarded shareholders with a generous dividend payout despite its latest results falling short of expectations. December 2020 half-year results show the bank's net-profit after tax dipped 21% to $4.9 billion on the prior corresponding ...

Northern Trust hires from Dimensional

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
Northern Trust's asset management business has added a senior institutional distribution manager, hiring from Dimensional Fund Advisers. Thakshi Wijesundara will be based in Melbourne. She reports to Northern Trust Asset Management's head of ...

BlackRock appoints APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
BlackRock has named a new chair and head of Asia Pacific, as Geraldine Buckingham moves into an advisory role. Currently head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Rachel Lord will take over from Buckingham in May of this year. Buckingham, who has ...

Rest extends State Street relationship

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The $59 billion industry fund has mandated its custodian State Street to streamline operations in its investment portfolio. Rest will implement Charles River Development Investment Management Solution (IMS) for in-house investments and 'whole-of-fund' ...

Praemium profit, growth up

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The managed accounts platform has recorded a 113% increase in net profit after tax from the first half of 2020 to $3 million, following the acquisition of Powerwrap. In its half-year results, Praemium reported a 69% jump in funds under administration ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
"Oh Nikkei, you're so fine You're so fine you blow my mind, hey Nikkei..." My apologies to Toni Basil for re-wording the lyrics to her 1981 hit "Mickey", but anyone watching the rise and rise of the Nikkei-225 index will understand. The Japanese ...

Challenger on track to performance target

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
The investment manager recorded a marginal increase in statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) to $222.8 million, up $2.4 million on the previous corresponding period in its half-year results. On a normalised basis, NPAT dropped by 29% to $136.8 million ...

Executive shuffle at Macquarie Group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
Macquarie Group has announced a new head of its asset management business and bank as long-time executives step down. Announced as part of Macquarie's results today, Martin Stanley will be stepping down as group head of Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) ...

Ian Macoun sells $83m of Pinnacle shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
Pinnacle's Ian Macoun sold $83 million worth of PNI shares yesterday, as the stock headed towards an all-time high after a strong first half result. Macoun's sale of PNI shares constituted 4.8% of the total stock on issue. The nine-million share ...

Antares promotes on equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
MLC Asset Management's Antares Equities business has promoted a senior analyst to deputy portfolio manager on an ex-20 Australian equities fund. Winston Chong joined Antares' equities team in November 2019, after working at Gandel family office. ...