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3 weeks ago | 
thegoldentimes.com.au | Jamie Nemtsas |Nicholas Way |Duncan Hughes
For Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (ASX:FPH), it was all going so swimmingly. A strong first half saw the New Zealand-based medical-device maker post a stellar 18 per cent jump in operating revenue to $NZ951 million ($865 million) for the six months to September 30, 2024, while net profit after tax (NPAT) rocketed 43 per cent to $NZ153 million ($139 million) compared with the corresponding period last year.
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3 weeks ago | 
thegoldentimes.com.au | Duncan Hughes |Nicholas Way |Jamie Nemtsas
A brother and sister’s fight over the water rights to their deceased parents’ rural property highlights the importance of a well-drafted will to avoid costly confusion. Rodney Troy was bequeathed rural property valued at about $120,000 and his sister, Deborah, property worth around $1.9 million, when their mother, Florida, died, aged 91, in 2019. Their father and Florida’s husband, Thomas, died in 2015.
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4 weeks ago | 
thegoldentimes.com.au | Jamie Nemtsas |Nicholas Way |Duncan Hughes
The Challenger Group (ASX: CGF) interim numbers looked solid – as was the confident prediction for the full-year result to June 30, 2025. In the first half, the net profit after tax (NPAT) was up 12 per cent to $225 million, normalised return on equity (post-tax) was up 11.6 per cent and group assets under management were $131 billion, up 12 per cent. For shareholders, the interim dividend was up 12 per cent to 14.5 cents a share (fully franked).
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1 month ago | 
thegoldentimes.com.au | Kevin Pelham |Duncan Hughes |Jamie Nemtsas
For the estimated 440,000 retirees who opt to manage their own investment savings via a self-managed super fund (SMSF), a recent research report showing their funds, on average, outperformed the APRA-regulated funds over the five years to June 30, 2023, must have been as welcomed as the flowers in May.
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1 month ago | 
thegoldentimes.com.au | Jamie Nemtsas |Duncan Hughes |David Murphy
The first-half numbers for Coles (ASX:COL) to December 31, 2024, were solid, with sales ahead 3.7 per cent to $23 billion, outstripping its major rival Woolworths – the latter was plagued by industrial trouble before Christmas – which could only increase revenue 2.7 per cent.
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1 month ago | 
thegoldentimes.com.au | Duncan Hughes |Jamie Nemtsas |David Murphy
A father’s failure to write a will has triggered an expensive legal battle over the ownership of his prized collection of prestige cars, including a $250,000 Rolls-Royce Ghost. Lawyers warn the case highlights the importance of carefully planning a will with expert guidance to avoid confusion, delays in distributing an estate and family fights, particularly where there are children from multiple marriages.
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1 month ago | 
insideadviser.com.au | James Dunn |Jamie Nemtsas |Drew Meredith |James DunnJames
The dominance of private credit, the resurgence of hedge funds, and the search for new sources of diversification have sparked intense debate. Should investors embrace illiquidity for the sake of higher returns? How do they distinguish genuine innovation from opportunistic band-wagoning? A shifting investment landscapeAndrew Garrett, investment director at Perpetual Private, reflects on the unexpected resilience of markets over the past two years.
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1 month ago | 
insideadviser.com.au | Jamie Nemtsas |Drew Meredith
I turn 50 this year. I know – many of you will be shocked. Surely someone so full of energy, wit, and devastating good looks couldn’t possibly be hitting the half-century mark? But it’s true. And instead of dwelling on it, I’m embracing it. I’m celebrating by doing 50 things for 50 – new experiences, new places, new challenges. One of those is traveling to different parts of the world to understand how financial advice is evolving globally.
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1 month ago | 
thegoldentimes.com.au | Duncan Hughes |Nicholas Way |Jamie Nemtsas
Legal disputes about inheritances caused by spoken promises are expected to increase following a High Court decision that upheld a farm manager’s claim to the property of a leading academic and former head of the ABC.
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2 months ago | 
thegoldentimes.com.au | Jamie Nemtsas |Drew Meredith
When the global logistics software leader WiseTech’s (ASX:WTC) former CEO and founder Richard White (pictured) fell on his sword in October last year amid damaging revelations about his personal life, the company’s share price was not immune. Over the space of a little more than a week, it fell about 25 per cent to drop below three figures, closing at $99.37 on October 24. But shareholders can sometimes be a forgiving lot.
