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ASX sued by ASIC for alleged misleading statements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against the ASX, for allegedly making misleading statements related to its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) replacement project. ...

Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Challenger 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. The financial services group said its NPBT ...

Janus Henderson to buy private credit manager Victory Park Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Janus Henderson will acquire a majority stake in private credit manager Victory Park Capital Advisors after Pacific Current Group agreed to divest part of its interest in the firm. The London-headquartered asset manager said that the acquisition of ...

Acquisitions boost WT Financial Group results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Major acquisitions, including the takeover of Millennium3, helped WT Financial Group (WTL) boost performance in the 2024 financial year. Releasing preliminary results this morning, WTL founder and managing director Keith Cullen said revenue for the ...

Netwealth FUA nears $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
A mixture of inflows and market rally helped boost Netwealth's funds under advice (FUA), jumping 25.2% to $88 billion in the year to June. The growth comprised net inflows of $11.2 billion and market movement of $6.5 billion, buoyed by the 143,251 ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
A new report commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) revealed that Australians are experiencing higher living costs and increasing mental health issues, making reliable financial safety nets more important. The inaugural State ...

First Sentier farewells senior portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
First Sentier Investors' high-profile small companies team has lost one of its longest-serving members. The small and mid-cap fund group led by Dawn Kanelleas has farewelled senior portfolio manager Pavlos Totsis. Totsis - along with Kanelleas and ...

Financial services experiencing 'workforce transformation'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The financial services industry is undergoing a workforce transformation due to shifting demographics, according to a new whitepaper by Profusion Group. The whitepaper, Adapting to a Changing Workforce, said organisations are adapting to emerging leaders ...

FTSE Russell hires client coverage lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
FTSE Russell has appointed Julia Lee as the head of client coverage to work alongside asset owners, asset managers, and institutional clients. Lee takes on the role of FTSE Russell head of client coverage, index investments group, Pacific. She joins ...

Zenith head of research calls time

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
Zenith Investment Partners general manager and head of research Bronwen Moncrieff has left the investment consultancy after 13 years. Moncrieff said she is going to take a break to recharge before contemplating her next chapter. "For the moment, it's ...