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Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... available on the stock market. "We look to invest in companies with strong balance sheets but not necessarily the greatest yield," he said. "It's more important that they are sustainable or growing. A dividend cut puts more pressure on your total return ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher on Tuesday but trading volumes are expected to be low as Wall Street remains closed due to Hurricane Sandy. The New York Stock Exchange was closed on Monday and will remain closed for a second ...

Centuria wins unlisted property fund of the year

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
Centuria has been awarded the Unlisted Fund of the Year award at the Annual Property Funds Industry Forum. Centuria 19 Corporate Drive Fund, managed by Centuria Property Funds, won the award after good returns and a governance structure which focuses ...

Russell ups risk in equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... index comprises Australian blue-chip companies with higher expected dividend characteristics including; forecasted dividend yield, historical dividend yield, historical dividend growth, consistent earnings and franking credit levels. APA Group, Australia's ...

ANZ posts record profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) reported record full-year profits driven by growth in its Asian business. Today's announcement showed the bank's end-of-year profit has risen to $5.7 billion, up 6% on last year, but slightly lower than ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street and European stocks sank on fears over debt-stricken Spain after its central bank predicted a worsening recession, and on continued US corporate earnings disappointment. At 0805 AEDT on ...

Zenith upgrades State Street ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... note. Meanwhile the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Fund, SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund and the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Yield Dividend Fund have had their 'recommended' rating confirmed. Zenith says it continues to have a solid conviction in SSgA's ETF ...

CFSGAM bullish on listed infrastructure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... that the "benefits now and in the next five years are numerous." At the moment, listed infrastructure offers investors 4.5% yield which is the equivalent of cash and term deposits. "Infrastructure companies tend to generate growth from structural rather ...

ASIC champion hybrid name change

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission is pushing for the industry to use the label 'capital note' instead of 'hybrid securities', as part of its ongoing focus on misleading and deceptive advertising. Hybrids are not easy to define, but put ...

Omega bullish on sovereign investing

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... better. He noted that Australians have been underinvested in government bonds, because they have misunderstood what low yield means. "A lot of investors think that because you have low yield you get low returns, but what drives a return is the change ...