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Boutique launches Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... review earlier this month. "The fund targets quality companies at attractive prices that provide sustainable and growing dividends over time. Its investment philosophy centres on six 'quality' factors which we believe contribute to medium-to-long-term ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... retirement income specialist. Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson said despite the hearsay that dividends would be diminished as a result of the pandemic, gross equity income looks better as results on cash products diminish. "Over ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The ASX-listed infrastructure investment company has increased its fully franked dividends for the full year, despite reporting a loss of $9.3 million. Argo Global Listed Infrastructure said the multi-million dollar loss was a result of a downward revaluation ...

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... less favourable with investors, particularly "traditional shelters from the storm"companies like Telstra, which pays dividends during good or bad economic times.

Earnings season worst on record: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... CommSec's history of earnings season reporting with aggregate full-year earnings down 38% on the previous year and aggregate dividends fell by 36%. CommSec said for some companies it has been "the toughest year in living memory". Company revenues increased ...

Dividend cuts not as bad as expected

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Most people expected dividends to fall by 30% this year, but company payouts this earnings season have been decent, says Ausbil. Ausbil's Michael Price, who manages its active dividend income fund, said in general, the firm has been pleasantly surprised ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... entities accessed their lines of credit, suspended non-essential capital expenditures, and some or suspended or cut dividends," Kaufman said. "In normal times, announcements like these would be scary, but given the level of uncertainty surrounding the ...

ANZ posts profit, announces dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... uncertain economic environment," Gonski said. "We agree with APRA's view that all ADIs should be prudent in considering dividends. We arrived at our decision independently and it sits comfortably within APRA's guidance." The banks total provision charge ...

FSU wants CBA to up pay

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... environment this year to assist the CBA to achieve its profit result." She added that while shareholders will benefit from the dividends which FSU described as "generous", bank workers should not be forgotten. "Of course, the bank has done well. These ...

Contango dumps investment strategy, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... raising $20 million. Shareholders can acquire up to $30,000 of shares at 62.5 cents per share. CIE has a policy to pay dividends of no less than 6.5% of the company's net tangible asset (NTA) value per share. Following a review of the strategy and dividend ...