Magellan Financial (ASX:MFG) notched the best performer of the session rallying 3.7 per cent higher. The company has been clawing back its losses after the loss of its biggest investment mandate. Since then, chief investment officer and chairman Hamish Douglass reassured investors through a video interview, MorningStar analysts released a note citing the strength of its investing calibre, while Zenith Investment Partners reiterated its confidence in the company. In other financial news, Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) shares fell 0.4 per cent to $8.20 after the company denied speculation around a possible takeover of buy now, pay later firm Humm Group (ASX:HUM). Shares in Humm Group (ASX:HUM) surged 5.1 per cent to 93.5 cents. Other buy now, pay later stocks weren't as strong, Afterpay (ASX:APT) fell 3 per cent to $82.50 while Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) closed 1.8 per cent lower to $4.31. Investors also digested the change in isolation rules to curb the surge in Omicron cases.