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Imputation's economic effects unclear: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... financial stability and governance. An example is the fact that corporations in Australia distribute more of their income as dividends and therefore have to make the case for investors of the rationale behind re-investing. "What's very unclear is whether ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... grow significantly, we will see a renewed focus on yield as a factor." In this context, companies that are paying high dividends or are in debt are looking less attractive because neither of these features is sustainable over the long term. "We find ...

Industry funds attack banks on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... advertisement. "It's not rocket science. Of course I knew banks run their super funds to generate profits, which are used to pay dividends to shareholders. "I made sure my employees super stayed in good hands, because we all know banks aren't super." ...

British Airways to clash in court with pension trustee

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... past few years attempting to fix the deficits in its defined benefit pension schemes. In 2010, BA agreed not to pay dividends for at least two years after it disclosed a A£3.7bn combined deficit in its two defined benefit schemes at March 2009.

Centrepoint's wealth business up 10pc

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... advisers with quality solutions and advocating for their interests - in a market dominated by institutions - was paying dividends in demand for the group's platforms. Although revenue in the wealth business was down 3% to $31.6 million, expenses also ...

ASX records $400m profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... million. The ASX said capital expenditure was $44.4 million with a technology transformation program underway. Full-year dividends for ASX are 187.4 cents per share fully franked, up 5.2%. The final dividend is 95.1 cents, up 5.8%.

Challenger's $300m profit and new product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... (APRA). It places Challenger in a position to further support future growth as well as continue to provide shareholder dividends. Challenger's full year dividend increased 15% to 30 cents per share for the year. The final dividend of 15.5 cents is up ...

Titans Fund added to Macquarie Wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... free cash flow generation, solid balance sheets and a track record of returning cash to shareholders through growing dividends and/or share buy-backs. "A key feature of our approach is to invest in exceptional businesses that are benefitting from secular ...

CBA profit tops $9 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... compliance projects, technology and productivity. During the past financial year CBA paid more than $6.8 billion in dividends to about 800,000 shareholders. It declared a final fully-franked dividend of $2.22 per share, an increase of 2% on the 2014 ...

PM Capital global fund returns $50.3m

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... towards the end of the first quarter of 2016 and after that it will obtain franking credits which will allow future dividends to be franked.