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Platinum, Regal put acquisition talks to bed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... removes "the uncertainty that has persisted since Platinum rejected Regal's initial proposal." It will now pay a special dividend of $0.20 per share, after which it will still have sufficient capital to continue pursuing its growth strategy. "Platinum ...

Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Equity Trustees Asset Management's head of asset management Darren Thompson has warned that ASX200 FY25 market earnings and dividends are expected to be flat or down compared to FY24. He added that high yielding, major resource companies - such as BHP ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... investment returns, Franklin Templeton Institute investment strategist Kim Catechis said. "The abrupt reversal of the peace dividend has brought us back to the era of large-scale kinetic warfare and urban combat-scenarios not seen in Europe since World ...

Ausbil to launch inaugural ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
Ausbil Investment Management is set to launch its inaugural exchange-traded fund, bringing its Active Dividend Income strategy in the first half of 2025. Ausbil said the strategy has proven popular among investors, contributing to significant growth ...

Swan tells Bragg he won't front parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
Cbus chair Wayne Swan has declined an invitation to front the Senate Economics Committee over issues with the fund's recent board appointments and claims handling delays. In a letter to committee chair Senator Andrew Bragg, Swan thanked Bragg for the ...

ANZ profit slides, cuts dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... statutory profit after tax for the full year of $6.53 billion, down 8% from the prior year. The bank proposed a final dividend of 83 cents per share, partially franked at 70%. ANZ said the result reflected several one-off events related to the acquisition ...

NAB profits, earnings slide

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... (NAB) reported lower net profit and cash earnings in FY24, down 6.1% and 8.1% respectively, but recorded its highest dividend payouts of the past five years. Shareholders received a final dividend of $0.85, which takes the full year dividend to $1.69. ...

Westpac profits drop as it prepares for leadership change

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Westpac posted a 3% fall in net profit to $7 billion, while unveiling a final dividend of 76 cents for the half and a $1 billion increase to the existing share buyback programme. "Our disciplined performance in FY24 has set Westpac up for growth and ...

Macquarie reports $1.6bn net profit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... favourable market movements, increased fund investments, and improved asset valuations. Macquarie's board declared an interim dividend of $A2.60 per share (35% franked) for the first half of FY25. This is up from $A2.55 per share (40% franked) for the ...

AustralianSuper updates deceased members' investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
AustralianSuper has changed the way it invests deceased members' funds and refreshed the investment objectives for two options. As of October 1, AustralianSuper is moving account balances to the cash option after it is notified of a deceased member's ...