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Perpetual LIC turns around performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
The Perpetual Equity Investment Company (PIC) delivered its strongest net operating profit result to date at $108.4 million and outperformed the benchmark by 13.9%. The turnaround in profit comes after PIC delivered a negative net profit in FY20 at ...

Sydney Airport rejects AustralianSuper takeover

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Sydney Airport has again rejected a takeover bid, with AustralianSuper now joining the consortium attempting to buy the airport. Sydney Airport today announced to the ASX that it has received a revised and non-binding proposal and concluded that it ...

Delta to impact real estate market: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
According to new analysis, the Delta strain of COVID-19 could change Australia's housing landscape dramatically. The research comes from BuyersBuyers, a property buyers agency network, and RiskWise and looks to examples overseas to predict how Australia ...

How wealthy families protect assets no matter what

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The wealthiest families in the world have mastered the art of asset protection through generations, even in the face of unpredictable and unprecedented events like the current pandemic. This was the consensus during a recent panel discussion on integrated ...

Booming market for financial services jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
According to Kaizen Recruitment, which specialises in financial services, lockdowns have not cooled a hot job market for finance professionals. The recruitment firm said positive momentum from the first quarter of 2021 only accelerated into the second ...

Challenger chief executive to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The managing director and chief executive of Challenger will step down in March 2022, while a deputy chief executive has also been named. Richard Howes has been with the company for 18 years, starting as the chief executive of Challenger's life ...

MSC Group hires exec director, eyes Sydney

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
The Melbourne-based trustee firm has hired an executive director as it looks to expand into Sydney. Phil Joseph has 40 years of experience, most recently as an executive director at AMAL Trustees. He spent 15 years at Perpetual and has worked on other ...

QSuper head moves to AMP

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
QSuper's former head of product and services joined AMP Australia as general manager retirement solutions. Ben Hillier will lead the development of financial solutions across the AMP Australia business to help more Australians manage their wealth in ...

Pinnacle NPAT doubles in FY21

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management reported a 108% increase in net profit after tax to $67 million in FY21, after strong inflows and good performance. Its boutique partners' total FUM at June end was $89.4 billion, up 52% from FY20. The FUM has grown at ...

UK pension funds commit to manager diversity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
Some of the UK's biggest pension funds have committed to tackling the lack of diversity in funds management. The Asset Owner Diversity Working Group has launched the Asset Owner Diversity Charter, which aims to "build and investment industry which embodies ...