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Best, worst performing Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... (S&P/ASX 200 Small Ords Accumulation Index) tumbled 26.7%. Both erased three years of gains, assuming full reinvestment of dividends, Morningstar said. As the benchmark returns fell, the average value manager in both categories fared even worse, falling ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... technology and healthcare stocks. Recent performance for the platform class has been better than the MSCI World Index (Net Dividends Reinvested) in Australian dollar terms.

Top picks for dividends during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Australian stocks in the next year could be worse than the Global Financial Crisis, but six stocks are poised to pay good dividends. In 2008, dividends fell by $10.5 billion (or 28%) to $44.9 billion. But this time, dividends could fall about 30%, taking ...

APRA-regulated fund or SMSF: It's all the same

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... around 14% in March, slightly more than the average 11% fall in MySuper. "Combined with ASX companies squeezing their dividends this could really put the squeeze of SMSFs to pay retirement income," Dunnin said. Dunnin said based on the standard MySuper ...

Westpac AUSTRAC bill continues to grow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... of 2020. In an announcement to the ASX the bank said the lower earnings will be taken into account when considering dividends. A decision on dividends will be made by the Westpac board and likely announced with the first half results on 4 May 2020. Due ...

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... due to the stress of the outbreak. "Consumers will retrench and repair their balance sheets. Firms will hoard capital, dividends hikes will be scarce, and stock buyback activity will be far below recent years. Massive deficits will squeeze fiscal finances ...

Big four urged to pay up dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
An Australian investment manager has urged the big four banks to continue paying dividends, propping up APRA's suggestion to use underwritten dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs) to meet the needs of the nation's retirees. Plato Investment Management ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
As ASX-listed companies wind back dividends, income-focused equities funds will have to look harder for sources of income. Australian companies paid out about $55.5 billion in dividends last year, according to Janus Henderson. On average, between 1917 ...

Big banks cop a beating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... The big four banks have all suffered a rating downgrade due to the COVID-19 fallout, while APRA warns they should cut dividends and bonuses. Fitch Ratings downgraded all four of the major banks, and their New Zealand subsidiaries, due to its expectation ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... use buffers and "maintain capacity to continue to lend and underwrite insurance". "This includes prudent reductions in dividends, taking into account the uncertain outlook for the operating environment and the need to preserve capacity to prioritise ...