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HESTA pays managers after tax

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... Australian equities managers. Fund managers are traditionally measured on pre-tax returns, leading them to not value franking credits that are attached to dividends and to ignore timing decisions that would protect discounted capital gains. With super ...

FTSE and ASFA set after-tax world alight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... namely tax exempt, superannuation funds, mid-tax bracket and high-tax bracket. The indices take into account franking credits attached to dividend distribution, franking credits attached to off-market buy-backs and the tax treatment on the capital gains ...

CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... the Socially Responsible Balanced option. "The bias was adopted in the benchmarks to reflect the benefits of franking credits should pre-tax returns be the same for both shares sectors," it said. The fund also made subtle changes to the growth versus ...

Tyndall share fund wins four stars

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... tax-effective income stream that exceeds the dividend yield of the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index (grossed-up for franking credits) by 2 per cent per year over rolling five-year periods. Tyndall uses its Comparative Value Analysis intrinsic value process ...

Aurora Trust delivers 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... minimising capital risk. How? It invests in the top 30 Australian listed companies to accumulate dividends and franking credits. To generate more capital, the shares are sold once the trust has earned the dividend from the company, and the capital is ...

JPMorgan launches IQ Instalment Warrants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... applications or borrow against existing shareholdings and, in addition, receive the benefits of all dividends, franking credits and capital appreciation of the underlying securities. The current available loan rate is 9.25 per cent on any borrowing against ...

van Eyk reviews equity income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... markets. van Eyk noted that fund managers should access a variety of income sources such as regular dividends, franking credits and franked dividends in order to change to market conditions. "For investors that aim to generate income from investing in ...

AMP launches SMA platform

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... the service will provide clients with direct access to Australian equities including exposure to dividends and franking credits as they are earned. Clients will also be able to transfer their existing equity holdings to their new account. Other services ...

Perpetual offers low cost Gift Fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... is registered with the Australian Tax Office allowing it to collect GST concessions and receive refunds from franking credits on dividends. Catherine Baldwin, Perpetual Foundation head said Goldman Sachs offered a similar product, however Perpetual's ...

Direct equities gain ground in platforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... opposed to managed funds, because of the potential tax benefits and the ability to control capital gains tax on franking credits on dividends. Andrew Knox, platform consultant at Rainmaker, said wraps would continue to enhance their direct equity range ...