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Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... dividend income for retirees more so than safe haven assets, according to a retirement income specialist. Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson said despite the hearsay that dividends would be diminished as a result of the pandemic ...

Banks ordered to reduce dividend payout ratios

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... expectation that dividend payout ratios for ADIs will be maintained below 50 per cent for this year." Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson said the latets guidance was an improvement but banks need to resume paying dividends. "APRA's ...

Melbourne boutique appoints head of distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... clients including the KKR, Regal Funds Management, Tribeca Investment Partners, VGI Investment Partners, Plato Investment Management and Antipodes among others. He is known to the L1 team from when Seed advised on the boutique's billion-dollar listing ...

Plato fund to shutter

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
An Australian shares fund run by Plato Investment Management will shutter later this month after running for nearly 14 years as its assets dwindle. Plato's Australian Shares Core Fund invested in Australian companies and was benchmarked to the S&P/ASX ...

Big four urged to pay up dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... to use underwritten dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs) to meet the needs of the nation's retirees. Plato Investment Management said underwritten DRPs would help address concerns on the ability of the big four to maintain capacity while still paying investors ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Balance sheet strength should be front of the mind for new allocations," he said. Hunting for dividends Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson expects dividends to fall by about 30% over the next 12 months, or higher or lower depending ...

Australia's fastest growing investment managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... Selector Funds Management (70% annual average growth), Legg Mason Asset Management Australia (64%), Plato Investment Management (40%) and Pinnacle (30%). Dunnin said while boutiques are doing good in percentage terms, in raw FUM growth terms, the large ...

Plato hires from Macquarie quant team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Investment analyst Charles Lowe will join Plato Investment Management as it continues to expand its research capabilities with a focus on long/short strategies. Lowe steps into the role of senior quantitative analyst. He has over 15 years' experience ...

Beware dodgy auditors, sudden CFO moves: Plato

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
Retirement income specialist investment manager Plato Investment Management has hinted at its proprietary system for monitoring the red flags that might indicate a company's share price is about to tank. Plato has created a system for monitoring more ...

Plato to raise $200 million

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
Plato Investment Management has announced a $200 million entitlement offer for its fund, Plato Income Maximiser (PL8). In response to increasing investor demand for dividend payments as a replacement for their cash and fixed interest income, Plato will ...