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Coalition urged to rethink super slash costings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... mitigated by franking credit refunds, reiterating the Coalition's statement that the levy would not count towards franking credits.

Abbott's PPL scheme to hit Australia's charities

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... after his address. "Dividends are an increasing part of the income stream for Australian charities. They rely on franking credits for tax relief for the work they do, yet we see Mr Abbott either not understand the impact of their own policy, or deliberately ...

Abbott's PPL scheme to cost retirees $1.6 billion in hidden tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... or more. In order to fill a shortfall in funding, the Coalition has said that this levy will not count towards franking credits on shareholder dividends. For shareholders on a tax threshold of 30% or more, this will make no difference. But for shareholders ...

Macquarie Dividend Run-Up fund launched

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... dividends and potential capital growth within the Macquarie Dividend Run-Up Fund offer total returns, while access to franking credits can be tax efficient. MSI's risk management overlay is aims to provide investors with downside protection and limit ...

Mercer's new retirement fund puts emphasis on capital growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... advantage when investing in Australian shares due to their tax status and the favourable treatment of dividends and franking credits. However, it is not enough to simply have a high dividend yield approach," Mercer Principal Craig Hughes said. "These ...

Aussie equity investors urged to buy overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... exposes investors to more risk and recommends a more diversified approach. "For domestic investors the benefit of franking credits is very real but Australians obsess about income. Total return is the only number you should be looking at," said the London-based ...

Budget 2013-14 wrap up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... loophole that currently enables sophisticated investors to engage in 'dividend washing' where they in effect trade franking credits and in some cases obtain two sets of franking credits for the same parcel of shares, according to Centric Wealth. Tax ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... lack of research as the main reason. Other factors included lack of knowledge, currency risk and the absence of franking credits. The research house launched its new service in December 2012 to give investors access to equity research on overseas stocks. ...

Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... where the leakages are coming from. It might be that fund managers are exceeding the 45-day rule when it comes to franking credits, for instance," he explained. "The large majority of asset managers in Australia do not even know how to measure their ...

Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... manager also talked of the need for income in a low growth world and had advisers convinced that the benefit of franking credits meant that there was no better place to look than the Aussie equity market for income. Howitt also put forward a good case ...