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OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... wager none expected it to crush contributions in SMSFs by 60%. No wonder retirees were so protective of their franking credits and will continue to be. But one minor-major superannuation policy reform in this budget that will make a serious mark is the ...

BetaShares launches hybrids ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... to 30%. It had 16 constituents as at April 22. "As at 31 March 2021, the gross running yield (i.e. including franking credits) of the index BHYB aims to track was around 3.5% p.a., and the gross yield-to-call was around 2.6% p.a. These compare with a ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... concessions are geared towards men. Negative gearing, superannuation tax concessions, capital gain tax discount and franking credits are split across $42 billion for men and $18 billion that goes to women. "Gender pay gap, childcare, superannuation ...

Tax concessions failing women: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... four tax concessions consist of negative gearing, superannuation tax concessions, capital gain tax discount and franking credits and, of the annual spend, $42 billion of the benefit goes to men and $18 billion goes to women. "Gender pay gap, childcare ...

Franking credits more important than ever

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... with interest rates at historic lows, many retirees are in a position where they could garner more income from franking credits than cash investments. "Many pension phase and tax-exempt investors we speak to remain surprised that one dollar of pre-tax ...

New super benchmarking flawed: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... will be large and many won't be able to deviate much from the index anyway. They will still want exposure to franking credits, so will keep a sizeable portion of Australian shares," it said. "One of the outcomes of this is that a much higher percentage ...

Waislitz pokes holes in OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... determining a value for OneVue's Platform business." Amid his other concerns were OneVue's $2.5 million in retained franking credits which will be lost to existing investors. And the all-cash bid, which corners them out of potential revenue and cost ...

Geoff Wilson feels sorry for CLF shareholders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... CLF's IBC said the offer will result in a loss of net tangible asset value and shareholders will have their franking credits diluted as the $5.4 million franking balance would be spread among WAM's 36,000 shareholders. The board said the offer ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... the reporting season presented better than expected results for dividend income and retirees can benefit from franking credits if their portfolios are managed on a tax-effective basis. According to CommSec, less than half the ASX 200 paid a dividend ...

Equities attractive in search for yield: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... throughout the year around ex-dividend dates and holding the position for at least 45 days to gain an entitlement to franking credits," Zenith said. "Active managers can use this technique at various intensity levels to enhance income accordingly." Zenith ...