Charter Hall’s FUM grows 29 pc


Charter Hall Group has announced its funds under management (FUM) increased by 29 per cent, for the 12 months to 30 June 2016, while its statutory profit increased by $97.3 million.
Meanwhile, one of its four managed funds on Money Management's Investment Centre (MMIC) made its way into the top 40 performing funds in Australia,
As part Charter Hall announcing its end of financial year results, the company revealed its operating earnings increased by 26.2 per cent (to $124.7 million), while its operating earnings per security (OEPS) increased by 10.5 per cent (to 30.4 cents).
Charter Hall Group's chief executive and managing director, David Harrison, said the groups remained focused on accessing, deploying, managing and investing capital, as FUM increased to $17.5 billion and OEPS increased.
Over the financial year, distributions per security also recorded an uptick by 11.2 per cent (to 26.9 cents), while net tangible assets per security increased by 10.1 per cent.
When it came to performance of their funds, Charter Hall's Direct Office Ordinary fund outperformed the index over the last one, three and five years, according to the MMIC.
It generated 27.01 per cent, 23.43 per cent and 17.16 per cent (over the last one, three and five years respectively).
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