Perpetual Limited PPT

One of Australia’s biggest private credit firms, Metrics Credit Partners, stopped investors from accessing some funds in a move similar to steps taken by global peers earlier this year that fueled concerns about stresses in the industry.

Underlying profit grows to $217 million, driven by simplification savings and corporate trust strength, while asset management outflows and a TSW impairment weigh on results.

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