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Commonwealth FP under review, partially offloaded

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
Commonwealth Bank has transferred part of Commonwealth Financial Planning to AIA, with the remainder of the business now subject to a strategic review. The big bank has offloaded part of Commonwealth FP to AIA Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary ...

Looking beyond high-dividend stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
The opportunities for capturing income in Australian equities lies outside the traditional high-dividend stocks, according to Redpoint Investment Management. Speaking at a GSFM outlook, Redpoint Investment Management chief executive and lead portfolio ...

VanEck launches active ETF with Sydney boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
VanEck Australia has launched its first externally managed active ETF in partnership with a Sydney credit boutique. The VanEck Bentham Global Capital Securities Active ETF (Managed Fund) (ASX: GCAP) invests in Tier 1 (AT1) securities, contingent convertibles ...

360 Capital offloads E&P stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
360 Capital has sold its entire stake in E&P Financial Group, after its unsuccessful takeover attempt earlier this year. TGP sold its 19.9% stake in EP1 at 62 cents a share ($29.9 million total including dividends). It says it netted a $9.1 million ...

Family offices should supplement super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... more take-ups of investment companies by families as a simple and effective wealth management vehicle. Alternatively, a dividend can be paid to family members with relatively low tax due to the attached franking credits. "Unlike a pension-paying superannuation ...

CBA offloads general insurance arm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Commonwealth Bank has announced the sale of CommInsure General Insurance to the Hollard Group after divesting CommInsure Life and BoCommLife. Announced this morning, the sale agreement includes a 15-year strategic alliance that provides Hollard with ...

Premiums to increase at ESSSuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
The $31 billion government fund has informed members that their life insurance premiums will be increasing. ESSSuper, the government fund for the emergency services based in Melbourne, informed members in its accumulation plan that the cost of death ...

Macquarie posts $3bn profit, makes hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... impacts and a reduction in contractual insurance assets in Macquarie Investment Management. Macquarie declared a final dividend of $3.35 per share, taking the total dividend to $4.70. "Macquarie's businesses continued to perform well despite challenging ...

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 ...

TCorp hires CBA capital markets executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... from $124 million compared to the prior corresponding period. TCorp returned $75.5 million to the state in its latest dividend payout.