Feb 21 (Reuters) - Australian fund manager Platinum Asset Management Ltd PTM.AX reported on Thursday a 27 percent plunge in its half-year interim net profit and trimmed dividend as a global equity rout in late-2018 prompted a loss on its seed investments.
Net profit came in at A$74.9 million ($53.28 million) for the six months ended Dec. 31, compared with A$102.2 million a year ago.
The company declared an interim dividend of 13 cents per share, down from 16 cents last year.
($1 = 1.4059 Australian dollars)