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Dividend cuts not as bad as expected

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... half," Price said. "There have also been a few special dividends announced by companies with excess cash, for example, Wesfarmers following the sale of Coles, and Northern Star Resources, on the back of a very strong performance in the gold price. AMP ...

Sydney boutique winds up fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... at June end, it had $2.8 million in total assets, after starting in December 2017. Top holdings included CBA, CSL, Wesfarmers and ANZ. The decision to shut the managed fund, which investors were informed about on July 16, was expected to result in an ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... partnered with BHP, Woodside, BlueScope Steel, BP Australia, Orica, APA Group, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers as signatories of the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative. Independent charitable ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... look to move capital to companies that do pay dividends. This could drive up the prices of stocks such as Telstra, Wesfarmers or Coles." Walsh said that while the extent of dividend cancellations of withdrawal are still unclear, some sectors are already ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... like Transurban Group. For those looking for income, like retirees, he recommends investing in the ASX, APA Group, and Wesfarmers. Conway said investors young and old should be looking for opportunities in the market right now. "The saying goes that ...

Property giant kicks off capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... government's new laws to "ensure sustainable and long-term outcomes". Its major tenants include Woolworths, Coles, BP, Wesfarmers and Aldi, representing 51% of the fund's income.

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... $118.8 million, down from $157.2 million for the first half in 2018. The investment firm said the one-off $36.1 million Wesfarmers/Coles demerger dividend boosted 2018's results, leading to a decline in profit for the same period in 2019. Excluding the ...

Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... suffered relative to the index. "On a one-year basis, those stocks were also the leading performers, in addition to Wesfarmers, Transurban and Fortescue Metals Group." The S&P/ASX MidCap 50 Index continued to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 in the December ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... (coal transport), Enbridge (US oil and gas pipelines, new addition to portfolio) and the exclusion of Rio Tinto and Wesfarmers following divestment of their fossil fuel divisions." In August, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said simply ...

Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... supporter of women in leadership roles and an advocate for social justice. Diane Smith-Gander, non-executive director of Wesfarmers and AGL Energy, was also highlighted. She spent 11 years in banking and was head of Westpac's business and technology ...