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Advisers warming up to LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... Three factors have led to LIC growth. In July 2010 changes to the Corporations Act which gave greater consistency to LIC dividends Then in July 2013 FoFA legislation was passed. And SMSF sector has grown. However, a significant portion of the LICs, many ...

WAM Capital announces LIC takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... than this. This has detracted from the company's overall investment performance and impacted the ability to pay dividends," Schoenheimer said. WAM Capital said this represents a "substantive change" to the approach disclosed to investors in its prospectus ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... pair also fielded questions on a range of issues including the Royal Commission, changes to tax credits for franking dividends, and rate rises. "[Franking credits]are a very valuable thing for the Future Fund and other industry funds. It is one of the ...

Pengana LIC profitable again

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... However, the LIC's investment performance has remained under the benchmark, the MSCI world total returns index, net dividends reinvested in A$. PIA's investments returned 11.9% to the financial year ending June 2018. This was 3.5% below the benchmark's ...

Magellan funds record $331m profit

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... record, typically for a minimum of three years. Magellan has also revised its dividend policy, flagging that future dividends will likely be partially franked as opposed to the current full franking. The revised policy will pay out final and interim ...

CBA to demerge CFS, mulls further CommInsure sell-off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... company with a strong earnings base, with pro forma 2017 NPAT of about $500 million and a strong capacity to pay franked dividends, CBA said. "Today's announcement is another step in our stated priority to become a simpler, better bank and has followed ...

Outlook darkens for bank stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... tighten. It also assumes house prices will fall by 5% over the coming year but bad debts will not swell significantly. The dividends could dry up and stocks of major banks fall up to 40% if credit growth falls more substantially by a 2-3% compound, and ...

WAM CIO steps down from LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... the 30% corporate rate on its earnings. The company intends to deliver shareholders a growing stream of fully franked dividends in addition to providing capital growth," Wilson said.

Praemium chief executive returns to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... the board by engaging the support of several Praemium investors at a general meeting of shareholders. The move paid dividends for Ohanessian, who successfully disposed of the board which ended his tenure with the platform. In a statement released to ...

Pendal sees 70% boost in performance fees

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... corresponding period. "This record result...represents six years of uninterrupted growth in FUM, base management fees and dividends. This growth has been supported by our strategy of diversifying across markets, expanding our product range and recruiting ...