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Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Investors Holdings' Matthew Beesley thinks it's a logical, "Equities are the last asset class standing...When you have dividend yields in excess of bond yields, it's a very logical move." We can debate the pros and cons of central banks' purchases of ...

Australian equity managers overlooking value stocks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
A bias towards the most defensive stocks in the Australian share market indicates portfolio managers are overlooking significant opportunities in value stocks, according to a new report by van Eyk. The investment research house revealed that out of ...

Don't sell your fixed income investments: JBWere

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... officer and head of investment strategy group at the private wealth specialist said that even in the face of attractive dividend yields, returning investment confidence and the end of a multi-decade boom in fixed income assets, investors still needed ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... market over the past five years, the fund has also achieved its income objectives of returning at least 2.5% above the dividend yield of the S&P/ASX 100 Index over a rolling three year period," he said. The fund has outperformed the market over the past ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... miners and the major banks made early gains. IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said investors were using recent dividend payments to buy up stocks that had been pummelled recently in the market pullback. "They're starting to pile back into some ...

Superannuation reforms will affect few: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Office (ATO)," ASFA CEO Pauline Vamos said. With rental yields, interest rates on bonds and term deposits under 5% and dividend yields typically around 4.75%, the amount of assessable income reported to the ATO is unlikely to exceed 5% of account balance ...

Over regulation delays global recovery

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... legislation, such as liquidity and capital rules, obviously impact the business models of banks and future growth and dividend paying prospect," continued the report. "For firms, meeting regulatory requirements also increases their cost base and hence ...

CFS FirstWrap enhances corporate actions feature

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... Peter Chun, general manager of products and investment at CFS. Another new capability will allow advisers to choose a dividend reinvestment plan option for their clients. A series of recent upgrades to the platform, including improving reporting and ...

Market Wrap PM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... investors to add to their share portfolios over the remaining three months of the 2012/13 financial year. The arrival of dividend payments in many investors' accounts would also support buying on the stock market. "Nine times out of 10 that will find ...

Earnings growth key to equity returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The Australian market has little exposure to genuine growth stories and is too much at the mercy of cyclical trends, says Hyperion Asset Management managing director Tim Samway, who believes that a focus on company fundamentals is the only way to go. ...