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Don't take our franking credits: Taxpayers Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... and favour wealthy overseas investors over local retirees who rely on dividend income and the reduced tax from franking credits, according to Taxpayers Australia. TAL head of superannuation and Taxpayers Australia superannuation products & services manager ...

S&P launches Australian tax-aware benchmark series

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... returns. As a result, Australian investors require standardised benchmarks that incorporate the tax effects of franking credits," said S&P Dow Jones Indices director of global equity indices Michael Orzano. "With the launch of the S&P/ASX Franking Credit ...

AllianceBernstein managed volatility strategy rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... focuses on three other factors: total return-that is, ignoring benchmarks and being alert to the potential of franking credits to produce after-tax returns; quantitative research to identify stocks that work well in down markets, and fundamental research ...

AMCIL suffers short-term performance dip

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... is 8.7% per annum versus the Index at 6.8% per annum. For those investors who can take full advantage of the franking credits generated from the Company's investment activities, including realised gains, the returns are 11.1% per annum for AMCIL and ...

Libertas FP to offer SMA portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... which is a blue-chip equities portfolio, giving investors direct exposure to the earnings growth, dividends and franking credits of around 30 of Australia's biggest companies. The portfolio is designed to exhibit high correlation with the ASX200, but ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... picking. They also cater to retail investors' preference for domestic shares, and the strong dividend payouts and franking credits associated with them. They are, in other words, the quintessential passive instrument for retail investors. But is this ...

UBS launches borrow-to-buy share vehicle

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... Builders, investors become the beneficial owner and receive exposure to price performance, dividends and potential franking credits. UBS has launched the new suite with two options for investors. A UBS Share Builders is designed to help build a share ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... than account-based pensions," it said. It also responded to the Interim Report's comments on the validity of franking credits, which it suggested creates a domestic equities bias and prevents the development of a corporate bond market. "While we cannot ...

Annuities not right for default pensions: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... converted to a distribution trust so members can derive income from stable fund earnings (and any tax refund from franking credits). "Meanwhile, the capital would be projected to grow steadily in real terms. The risk of market volatility impacting the ...

SPAA defends SMSF tax rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... journey. If you've got a larger balance, then you've been paying a larger tax bill." Slattery stressed that the franking credits system - which is responsible for returning a significant amount of tax revenue to retirees - applies to all retirees, not ...