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Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... attractiveness of LIC structures. Westoz has a strong track record of generating investment returns and fully A ranked dividends for LIC shareholders."

Suncorp reacts to "deteriorating" situation in life risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... write-down of intangible assets that will affect the company's net profit after tax for the 2014 financial year, but not its dividends. The life insurance business told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it has revised "claims and lapse assumptions" ...

Second PM Capital LIC now trading on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... total return of 188.9%, since its inception in 2008, which compares against the MSCI Asia (ex Japan) Equity Index (Net Dividends Reinvested, AUD) total return of 16.6% (as at 30 April 2014).

Australian ETF industry passes $11 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... investors to develop tax-effective portfolios. For example, an investor wanting to target shares that pay fully franked dividends to receive franking credits can select an ETF specifically designed for this purpose to add to their portfolio. This can ...

FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... share market is probably best known for two things: it is dominated by financials and mining companies; and it pays high dividends. Australian retail investors, meanwhile, are also known for two things: they are some of the most prolific owners of shares ...

SMSFs still under-invested in global shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... in SMSFs. "There are many exceptional global companies that have impressive track records of compounding earnings and dividends at a rate and consistency that would be difficult for all but a handful of Australian companies to achieve," Tuck said. SMSF ...

Annual global dividends pass $1 trillion for first time

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
Dividends paid by the world's listed companies burst through the $1 trillion mark for the first time ever in 2013, according to the Henderson Global Dividend Index, a new quarterly report analysing equity income from around the world. The report revealed ...

Fund manager criticises "rip-off" fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... in mind. The strategy focuses on companies that the management believe have the potential to consistently grow their dividends over time, giving investors access to a potentially growing income stream that should keep their precious investment capital ...

Realindex outperforms as it passes five-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... construction of its portfolios, which weights companies by their economic footprint (sales, cashflow, book value and dividends) rather than market capitalisation. "Prices are volatile but company fundamentals are much more slow moving. They provide an ...

UBS launches Australian dividend ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... product, which trades under the ASX code DIV, aims to provide access to sustainable income via the distributions of dividends and franking credits. UBS said it has been brought to market at a time where lower cash rates and government bond yields are ...