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The trouble with best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... non-essential expenditure. Scott Connolly, assistant secretary of the ACTU, said that there is a specific exclusion of dividend payments to parent companies from being required to comply with the newly worded best financial interest test - which is "hypocritical ...

CBA slashes profits, boosts dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
Commonwealth Bank has rewarded shareholders with a generous dividend payout despite its latest results falling short of expectations. December 2020 half-year results show the bank's net-profit after tax dipped 21% to $4.9 billion on the prior corresponding ...

Challenger on track to performance target

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... as a result, and our willingness to invest to capture this growth over the medium term." The board declared an interim dividend of 9.5 cents per share, fully franked.

Janus Henderson loses capital investment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... performance in the fourth quarter. Operating income increased to US$227 million from US$153.3 million. The board declared a dividend of US$0.36 per share.

Pinnacle reports bumper first half

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... strategies, and global equities within developed and emerging markets. Shareholders will receive a fully franked interim dividend of 11.7 cents per share on March 19, which is 70% more than it paid a year ago.

What to expect from February reporting season

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... bullish. Morgan Stanley analysts recently upgraded their target for ASX200 from 6700 points to 7100. They also expect dividend yields to bounce from the current 3.4% to about 4% in FY22. "This assumed a lift in 12m-12m market EPS levels to 405, or 11% ...

Euroz expecting spike in NPAT

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... tax were $10.9 million and non-cash (most of it mark to market on investments) after tax was $14.2 million. First half dividend of 2.5 cents per share (fully franked) was 42% higher than the previous corresponding period. It now has $2.15 billion in ...

Better inflows ahead for Perpetual, Pendal: MS

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... Stanley has an overweight rating on PPT and said the valuation is 'undemanding' at about 13x FY22E P/E and the about 6% in dividend yield. For Pendal Group, Morgan Stanley expects UK flows for Jo Hambro strategies to improve in late FY21. Morgan Stanley ...

New global equities ETF to launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
An Edinburgh-based global equities manager is launching an ETF down under with third-party distributor Apostle Funds Management. The Apostle Dundas Global Equity Fund is looking for a February listing with the ticker ADEF. The strategy, which invests ...

Parametric names new research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Parametric has announced the appointment of its new local manager of research and strategy, a position held by Raewyn Williams for seven years. Whitlam Zhang takes on the role of manager of research and strategy for Australia and New Zealand, based ...