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Perpetual profits dip, investments down 29%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
Perpetual reported 17% lower net profit after tax of $115.9 million for the year ending June, as its value-style funds underperformed and had to hand back institutional money. Perpetual Investments, which is the biggest contributor to group profits ...

Centrepoint revenue model improves bottomline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
Centrepoint Alliance flagged its transition to a new revenue model has been somewhat successful, but the dealer group services provider still found itself in the red, latest financial results show. The ASX-listed firm reported a net loss of $2.2 million ...

Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
"Your breath first kindled the dead coal of wars And brought in matter that should feed this fire; And now 'tis far too huge to be blown out With that same weak wind which enkindled it." - The Life and Death of King John Bill Shakespeare might just ...

Sean Fenton back with Sage Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
The well-known fund manager is back with two Aussie equities strategies totaling $3 billion in capacity at his new boutique, after resigning from the Tribeca Alpha Plus fund earlier in the year. Sage Capital, led by former Tribeca portfolio manager ...

Kogan Super launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
Kogan's low-cost, online-led superannuation fund backed by Mercer Australia has launched today. The two firms flagged their partnership to launch Kogan Super late last year, promising a "new no frills, ultra-low fee" offering that will disrupt the ...

Montgomery to launch small company fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
Montgomery Investment Management will launch a small companies fund in a joint venture with fund managers Gary Rollo and Dominic Rose. The Montgomery Small Companies fund will launch on September 20 after Montgomery struck a joint venture deal that ...

SMSF Association patron steps down

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
The Reverend Tim Costello AO has stepped down as patron of the SMSF Association. Costello assumed the role in August 2017, succeeding former High Court chief justice Sir Anthony Mason. He has resigned for personal reasons. Speaking on behalf of the ...

Chief economist update: The hazard of being a safe haven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
We're now all too familiar with the heightened volatility in financial markets; the slowdown in global economic growth, led by rising expectations for a US recession (and perhaps, Germany); the trade war - US and China, Japan and South Korea; Brexit ...

Peak bodies respond to government roadmap

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
While many have welcomed the government's roadmap for implementing Commissioner Hayne's recommendations, bodies representing the superannuation industry are leading criticisms against the timetable. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Cashwerkz hires distribution lead from Perpetual

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
Cashwerkz appointed a senior adviser from Perpetual Private to the role of head of advised distribution. Paul Burbidge steps into the Cashwerkz position after five years at Perpetual. A spokesperson from Cashwerkz said: "In this role Paul will lead ...