Latest Managed Funds News

Powerhouse Ventures Limited reports a robust start to 2025, highlighted by strong fund performance, a successful capital raise, and strategic business expansion despite market volatility.

N1 Holdings Limited reported a solid FY25 year-to-date profit with revenue growth driven by its SME lending business, while successfully reducing funding costs and maintaining disciplined operations amid ongoing market volatility.

Strategic Energy Resources advances its copper-gold and polymetallic exploration with refined drill targets at Isa North, promising anomalies at South Cobar, and a major new gold project granted in Queensland, while managing funding and asset divestment.

Prime Financial Group has agreed to acquire Lincoln Indicators, a leading Australian investment research and funds management firm, significantly boosting its wealth management capabilities and client base.

SEEK Limited's FY2025 half-year results reveal a 4% decline in sales revenue amid softer job ad volumes, yet the company impressively increased its interim dividend by 26%, supported by strong free cash flow growth.

Challenger Limited reported a robust 28% increase in statutory net profit after tax to $72 million for 1H25, alongside a 12% rise in normalised net profit and a higher interim dividend. Despite a 12% decline in total life sales, the company’s assets under management grew 12% to $131 billion, reflecting strong operational momentum.

Fiducian Group has delivered a robust FY2025 half-year performance, marked by strong net inflows and a 23% rise in funds under administration, underpinning solid revenue growth and a confident dividend outlook.

JPMorgan Asset Management has announced the final cash distributions for February 2025 across several of its active ETFs, providing investors with key dates and reinvestment options.

Garda Property Group has reaffirmed its FY25 income return at 7.2 cents per security and upgraded its distribution payout ratio to 95% of FFO. The group plans to sell its North Lakes industrial site for $114 million and is marketing its Cairns Corporate Tower, aiming to reduce gearing and reposition as a focused industrial REIT.

Perennial Investment Management Limited has announced an estimated monthly distribution of 1.785 cents per unit for January 2025 for the Perennial Income Generator Fund (ASX: EIGA), outlining key dates and options for unitholders.

Betashares Mrtn Currie Real Income Fund (RINC) units were suspended from trading on the ASX on 4 February 2025, following a prior announcement in December 2024. This suspension marks a significant operational shift for the managed fund.

VanEck Investments Limited has announced final dividends for a suite of its Australian and global bond ETFs, reaffirming steady income streams for investors ahead of February payments.