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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 ...

Aussie equities to rise another 20% in 2013: Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... corporate balance sheets and free cash flow levels," he said. "Buying bank shares with attractive dividend yields and franking credits is still a superior risk return investment to putting your money in that bank's term deposits even in a lower growth ...

VicSuper and Aust Ethical adopt after-tax benchmark

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... Index Series as the performance benchmarks for their Australian equity portfolios. This includes the effects of franking credits and off-market buy-backs to help manage the portfolio in a tax effective manner. Oscar Fabian, CIO at VicSuper expects tax ...

Russell ups risk in equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... more likely to appeal to investors preferring reliable income over capital growth. While there may not be any franking credits attached to the APA dividends, its yield of around 7.2% is still impressive," said Bennett. The rebalance has also taken the ...

Innovative income fund pays dividends

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... charities, Plato Investment Management Limited (Plato) has delivered an attractive 9.5% income yield (inclusive of franking credits) within such a low yield environment. The fund's total return over the same period was 13.9%, exceeding its benchmark ...

Australians lack genuine banking sector competition

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... government action on increasing competition in the banking sector, resolving the issue of effectively distributing franking credits will deliver significant benefit to mutual enterprises, and their owners," said Walsh. He encouraged consumers to compare ...

Russell launches after-tax survey

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... the pre-tax returns of Australian equities strategies and the after-tax return; adjusting for the tax value of franking credits as applicable to superannuation funds. "It's short-sighted to overlook the impact of franking credits as they represent about ...

ATO warns on structured products

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... Australian Tax Office has issued a warning on sophisticated structured financial products that claim to offer franking credits among tax benefits to investors. Michael D'Ascenzo, tax commissioner at the ATO has said the products involved claimed to offer ...