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Negative Chinese news clouding opportunity: Wells Capital

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
A focus on dividends and the country's increasing weight in global indices mean Wells Capital emerging markets equity portfolio manager Alison Shimada is relaxed about negative media coverage and investor sentiment in China. Shimada says financial deregulation ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... rising in the yield plays, Mr Shamu said. "These are the banks, the likes of Telstra - all the stocks that pay good dividends are being rewarded by investors," he said. The big banks were all stronger. Commonwealth Bank added 59 cents to $93.91, National ...

Don't take our franking credits: Taxpayers Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... rates, investors - particularly self-funded retirees - have turned to Australian shares that offer good income from dividends and franking credits that may be refunded in a SMSF. Remove dividend imputations and two things will happen: some Australian ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... Dividend Growers fund to the Australian institutional and retail markets. With a focus on companies which can grow their dividends over time rather than those with the highest headline yield, Capital Group believes it has a strategy which has lower volatility ...

Perennial to raise capital for Aussie equities LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... superannuation funds seeking the benefits of diversification, targeting select mid-cap companies (ex-20) with strong dividends, healthy balance sheets and growth potential," he said. The offer is expected to open on 27 March 2015 and will close on 5 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... Australia, the market on Wednesday edged to yet another seven-year high despite major stocks falling as they traded without dividends. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.9 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 5,944.9 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Australian dividend growth leads Asia Pacific

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Dividends paid out by Australian companies grew solidly in 2014, but international investors in local companies actually saw an 8.8% decline in distributions as a result of the falling Australian dollar, according to the latest global dividend survey ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... missing out," Mr McCarthy said. Rio Tinto announced late on Thursday a $US2 billion share buyback and big increase in dividends after lifting net profit 78 per cent to $US6.5 billion The mining giant's shares were up $2.53, or 4.2 per cent, at $62.43. ...

WAM Research investment portfolio outperforms index by 10.1%

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... while delivering strong risk-adjusted returns. The Company is committed to delivering a stream of rising fully franked dividends and the investment portfolio's positive performance has allowed the Board to raise the interim dividend," WAM Research chief ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... shares have climbed to a record as the prospect of lower interest rates for longer lured investors to stocks with regular dividends. The NZX 50 Index advanced 39.636 points, or 0.7 per cent, to a record close of 5672.852 on Wednesday.