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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 ...

FIIG Securities appoints head of institutional markets

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
FIIG Securities has appointed a former RBC Capital Markets executive to the new role of head of institutional markets. John Cummins will be responsible for the development of FIIG Securities' institutional markets division, expanding its focus on corporate ...

Standard Life appoints infrastructure debt director, analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
Standard Life Investments has further expanded its Infrastructure Debt team with two senior appointments. Alex Campbell has been appointed investment director for infrastructure debt and Marianne Froude has become investment analyst for the infrastructure ...

Franklin Templeton recruits Towers Watson consultant

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
Franklin Templeton Solutions has appointed a solutions portfolio manager from Towers Watson. Felicity Walsh was previously part of Towers Watson's investment consulting team in Sydney and its actuarial consulting team in the UK, Walsh will report to ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
A shake-up of taxation within superannuation would undermine confidence in the country's retirement savings system, according to SMSF Association patron Sir Anthony Mason. Addressing delegates at the SMSF Association's National Conference in Melbourne ...

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 ...

In the archives: Mavis Robertson on the importance of more women on boards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
When it comes to appointing more women in senior management, super funds have done far better than listed companies, but given the talent pool left untapped, trustees can do more to fix the gender gap within their ranks. Back in 2010, Financial Standard ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
The share market is lower as Commonwealth Bank lost value after paying a dividend and ANZ's trading update disappointing investors. Commonwealth Bank was down about 2.5 per cent after paying its half year dividend to shareholders, which typically results ...

Australian dividend growth leads Asia Pacific

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Dividends paid out by Australian companies grew solidly in 2014, but international investors in local companies actually saw an 8.8% decline in distributions as a result of the falling Australian dollar, according to the latest global dividend survey ...