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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 ...

High yield may mean lower income: CFSGAM

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
Investors have been warned to avoid chasing franking credits and high yield, with new research from CFSGAM showing a traditional focus on income does not provide the best strategy for long-term wealth. "Retired Australians have traditionally been encouraged ...

Merlon fund switches to monthly distributions

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... Merlon Wholesale Australian Share Income Fund has delivered a yield of 12.7% per annum including 2.7% per annum franking credits (after fees), contributing to a total return of 4.6% per annum (after fees).

Instos should weigh up cost of futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... Solutions. On examining cost benefits for institutional investors, the report says, "eligible ETF holders can utilise franking credits associated with dividends whereas those that hold futures contracts will receive no such benefits, and income received ...