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Martin Currie cautious on dividend growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... them to grow." He believes a company such as BHP is looking at moving away from its progressive dividend policy whereby dividends are not reduced when earnings per share fall. "They're [BHP] underlying cash flow is quite strong. It peaked at $24 billion ...

Confused environment leads to Aussie stock volatility

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... infrastructure and healthcare, continue to perform well operationally." Beaumont added while such companies are still lifting dividends, current market conditions show that investors are increasingly concerned with their delivery. "An example of this ...

Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... this will require a significant enactment of new legislation for innovation company taxation (such as definition of dividends and returns of capital). Unit trusts can achieve the same taxation outcomes as desired by the stated policy objectives, and ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... encouraging signs here. Nonetheless, if reports are to be believed, many businesses remain intent on sustaining a flow of dividends and returning capital to shareholders, and less focused on implementing plans for growth. Any plans for growth that might ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
The underlying growth in dividends paid by Australian companies grew 14.8% in 2015, comfortably ahead of the 9.9% rise in global dividends. According to the Henderson Global Dividend Index, global dividends reached $1.15 trillion in 2015, an increase ...

Martin Currie argues for multi-assets in retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... a real income strategy (A-REITs, utilities etc.); an equity income strategy (ASX-listed companies with solid franked dividends); and a fixed income strategy (Australian dollar cash deposits and bonds). "Australian yields have remained comparatively attractive ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... valuations and improved dividend yields," Stammer said. "I expect share market returns to be high single digits including dividends but it will be a very uneven share market and one very much for stock pickers." He did warn that a big drop in the housing ...

Aussie large-cap active managers endure massive outflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... higher-yielding stocks and sectors have risen over the years, which reduces the margin for error if expectations for earnings and dividends aren't met - just look at how sharply the Australian banks fell after concerns over capital levels surfaced in ...

Zurich CEO steps down, hunt begins

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... outstanding employees. "It enjoys an excellent reputation with customers around the world and sustainably delivers attractive dividends to shareholders. There have been some setbacks in recent months, but I am convinced that we have put in place the ...

New alternative beta fund answers hedge fund short-comings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... other factors which share the same quality we like in the growth factor [that which companies deliver to invest via dividends or share price appreciation], which is persistence," explained CFM International president Philippe Jordan. "What's interesting ...