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State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... benchmark from MSCI World ex Australia Select ESG Low Carbon Integrated Index to MSCI World ex Australia Index, with net dividends reinvested. This is the third benchmark change in the fund's four year life. The fees remain the same at 24 bps per year. ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... existing fixed income ETF suite, particularly in the current backdrop of ultra-low interest rates and reduced equity dividends," iShares head of Australasia Christian Obrist said. "Designed with investors' needs in mind, both funds aim to provide ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... to a decent amount of cash," Shorte said. "Some of them have been hit hard by the fact that they have lost rent and dividends on Bluechip shares, but most of my clients can ride through it." The issue, Shorte said, is the potential for a second wave ...

Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... retirement and meet a major unmet need." Funder said with superannuation and investment portfolios "decimated", and dividends and term deposits at all-time lows, Australian retirees need help to fund their retirement. "We are delighted Chris has agreed ...

Equities attractive in search for yield: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... according to Zenith Investment Partners. Zenith said a flow on effect of an earnings downturn is the subsequent impact on dividends, as companies retain earnings, reduce payout ratios and raise capital to shore up balance sheets. "Consequently, since ...

Chief economist update: V could still become W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... any favours but instead lead to losses and, by extension, reduced dividend payouts and at worse, utter elimination of dividends altogether. Fast forward two (three) months hence... equity market investors are buying up beaten down stocks. This is in ...

Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... year ahead: that should surprise no one." Byres added that he hopes capital buffers are not used to pay shareholders dividends during an economic contraction. "Capital can essentially be used for three purposes: to sustain and grow the business, to absorb ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... have done well." Although large caps have their place in portfolios - they traditionally provide a source of income in dividends (although this is uncertain in the current environment), small caps are more likely to deliver growth, Gracey said. "If you're ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... reforms. It has also been hit by capital markets and let's not discount how big companies suspending or savagely reducing dividends will impact the sector." According to Dunnin, long running trends have tilted the industry towards not-for-profit super ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
Dividends in the first quarter were almost entirely unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic but for the rest of the year the impact will be significant, according to the latest Global Dividend Index from Janus Henderson. The company said Q1 represented ...