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Premiums to increase at ESSSuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... received. CBA has now received a total of $2.3 billion of proceeds made up of $2.1 billion in cash and $240 million in dividends payments from CommInsure Life.

ANZ profits up 45%, dividends double

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
ANZ posted statutory profit after tax in the first half to $2.9 billion, up 45% from 2H20. The bank announced a dividend of 70 cents per share, double of the previous half's dividend. ANZ said key drivers for the increase in its profits were net credit ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... superannuation funds, which will continue to benefit from their parent company's big advertising budget and fork out dividends from members' savings, are major concerns of the not-for-profit sector, thanks to loopholes in the proposed legislation. ...

Chances of CBA admitting to Essential Super wrongdoing "non-existent"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... conflicted remuneration... sums of money were relatively small, payments would or would probably have occurred by way of dividends if there was not an agreement", and that the concepts of CBA staff encouraging customers to consider Essential Super and ...

Aussie dividends slump 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Three-in-five Australian publicly listed companies have either cut or withheld their dividends during 2020 as a result of COVID-19, a global dividend index shows. Between April and December 2020, Aussie firms either cut or cancelled dividend payments ...

CBA slashes profits, boosts dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... yield outside of those viewed by many as the traditional income-paying sectors," he said. Last year, 2020 banks cut dividends by 60% on average, so a 53% dividend increase from CBA is a much-needed income boost for shareholders, Gardner said.

New global equities ETF to launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... a market leading product in an ETF format. It is a fully active portfolio of high-quality companies with sustainable dividends and is well priced for our market. In addition, this portfolio has been highly rated on its ESG merits," said Apostle Funds ...

Parametric names new research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Parametric has announced the appointment of its new local manager of research and strategy, a position held by Raewyn Williams for seven years. Whitlam Zhang takes on the role of manager of research and strategy for Australia and New Zealand, based ...

IFM makes multi-billion-dollar energy bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... immediately prior to the date of the announcement. "The offer price will be adjusted downwards if Naturgy pays or announces dividends, distributions or similar remuneration prior to the offer settlement," IFM said. "IFM will finance the majority of the ...

AIA progresses with acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... received. CBA has now received a total of $2.3 billion of proceeds made up of $2.1 billion in cash and $240 million in dividends payments from CommInsure Life.