Perpetual profit crashes, advice revenue drops
Perpetual profit crashes, advice revenue drops
The listed wealth manager’s profit almost halved in the first six months of the 2021 year, with its advisory division recording lower earnings and revenue.
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Perpetual recorded a net profit after tax of $29.2 million for the first half of the year, close to half (43 per cent less) of the $51.6 million it produced in 1H20. The company had felt the effects of $2.5 billion in net outflows from its Australian asset management business, continuing on from $1.1 billion flowing out in the prior half.
Group earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) had also fallen by 46 per cent to $24 million for the first half.
The investment group’s profit for the first half of the 2021 financial year almost halved under the weight of $2.5 billion in net outflows from its local asset management business. Perpetual recorde