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Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... listed investment company going forward, announcing it will adopt a revised objective to deliver "regular and growing" dividends. In recognition of shareholder support, a one-for-one options issuance will be made available to shareholders with an Australian ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... highlighted the MVIS Australia Small-Cap Dividend Payers Index (MVS Index), based on small companies that pay regular dividends, and its outperformance relative to the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index. The report said using this index produces a quality ...

Big four hammer bank levy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... was "poorly-designed policy, done without consultation." "CBA has consistently returned on average 75% of profits as dividends to more than 800,000 shareholders each year. In addition, millions of Australians have also benefitted through their superannuation ...

Second private equity firm joins battle for Fairfax

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... acquire 100% of Fairfax's equity at a price between $1.225 and $1.25 per share, under the proviso that Fairfax pays no dividends between the date of the proposal to the acquisition. H&F's proposal represents a slight premium to the revised proposal submitted ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... contract from $27 billion in 2016-17 to a projected $20 billion by 2020-21 through the impact of technology, efficiency dividends and staff freezes. As for "good debt" versus "bad debt", the Budget papers report that about 89% of Australia's Budget is ...

Martin Currie SMA debuts on HUB24

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... expected to grow faster than the inflation rate over the medium term. It seeks to achieve inflation protection from dividends and tax effectiveness through maximising franking benefits "We believe that a well-diversified portfolio of quality companies ...

Morningstar downgrades Franklin Templeton parent rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... outsider might bring to a top executive-level post." There are four funds mentioned in Lucas' analysis: Franklin Rising Dividends (rated neutral), Templeton Global Bond (still rated gold), Franklin Income (rated bronze) and Franklin High Income (rated ...

Plato launches income-focused LIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... streams of income like cash and fixed income. "PL8 is the first Australian LIC targeting to pay monthly, fully-franked dividends, which will appeal to investors who require a dependable income stream from their investment portfolio, but want to avoid ...

Super to drive employment in 2017

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... underlying assets provides investors with stable, reliable and growing income." The stability provided means consistent dividends that grow at attractive rates, often above the level of inflation. McKanna said: "We are at the early stage of markets recognising ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... shareholders instead. Commsec reports that out of the 135 companies that have reported profit results last week, 89% are paying dividends rather than re-investing in their businesses (and of course, raising pay packets). This is underscored by the Capex ...