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Magellan downplays collapse, open to takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... Formica said Magellan remains in a "strong financial position" with "a track record of profitability and paying good dividends, strong operating cash flows and an extremely robust and strong balance sheet". "We also continue to have careful risk management ...

Global dividends at all-time highs: Janus Henderson

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... was further underscored by underlying growth, which accelerated to a substantial 6.3% year-on-year result. Australian dividends saw a 23% underlying increase from the $11.2 billion recorded in the same quarter of 2022. According to the asset manager ...

Millions of Aussies investing in collectibles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... said. "Whether it's shares, sneakers or handbags, putting in the time to compare your options in that category will pay dividends."

Diverger aims to increase profits via scalability

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... $7.06 million. Meantime, net revenue jumped by 19% to $37.61 million from $31.61 million in 2022 and it announced total dividends for the year of 5.5 cents per share, up 10%. Diverger said it's further diversified its revenue model, with 90% recurring ...

ClearView reset pays dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
ClearView's decision to target the life insurance market solely is paying off as it grows its in-force premiums during the 2023 financial year and new business pours in. ClearView's new business sales was driven solely by its ClearChoice products suite ...

Centrepoint names new chair, borrows $10m for M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... franked final dividend of 2.0 cents per share to be paid at the end of September, delivering fully franked FY23 ordinary dividends of 3.0 cents per share. "The company is well positioned to continue its growth strategy and now considers it is an appropriate ...

AMP provisions $50m in response to class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... our capital management program, we have returned $610 million in capital to shareholders through the share buyback and dividends in the past 12 months, and we have a remaining $140 million to be returned by the end of October 2023, through the interim ...

Former advisers costs CBA $1.2bn in remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... incurring higher expenses because of inflation and a large technology spend. CBA paid $4.50 per share in fully franked dividends, up 17% year on year. The bank's massive profit has drawn the ire of the Finance Sector Union, which argues that on the back ...

Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... time, some negative impact could be felt at the household level, with these kinds of companies typically paying strong dividends to shareholders. "The enormous scale of Australia's housing crisis demands bold solutions," CFMEU national secretary ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... intelligence." Outside of tech, BHP's return of 24.8% was also appreciated, with the fund noting the circa $20 billion in dividends it paid in FY23 following $24 billion the previous year. "To put this in context, over the previous two years BHP ...