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Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... shifts in supply chains underscore the importance for investors to closely monitor their impact on high dividend-paying shares." Globally, 86% of companies either held or increased dividends, but large cuts from BHP, Petrobas, Rio Tinto, Intel and AT&T ...

WAM Leaders, QV Equities to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... associated entities already own close to 16%. It was expected to involve exchanging one WAM Leaders share for every 1.46 QVE shares. The merger would result in a single investment company with a market capitalisation of $2 billion and 30,000 shareholders. ...

Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... diversification across Australian companies and industries. The fund primarily invests in a geared portfolio of Australian shares, including Australian listed property securities and convertible preference shares that offer above average income returns ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... from Finder revealed that women tend to invest less than men and underperform. Male investors have $88,775 invested in shares on average - double women's of $44,125. Male investors also see their balance invested grow much faster on average than ...

'ASX Wolf' Tyson Scholz bankrupt in ASIC crackdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... business from March 2020 to November 2021. Scholz shared posts on specific companies via Instagram, suggesting he owned shares or viewed them as good investments, likely swaying his audience to buy these stocks. Scholz also conducted seminars on ASX ...

Former Blockchain Global director confined to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... reported that during March 2018, Guo facilitated a withdrawal of over $333,000 from a Blockchain Global account to buy shares in First Growth Fund Limited, for the benefit of ACL Investment Australia, a trustee of the family trust associated with Guo's ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... Corporate Governance (ESG) Policy stating that such investments would be excluded." The PDS for the Morningstar International Shares (Unhedged) Fund stated that it would exclude certain securities or sectors based on environmental, social or governance ...

Aware, Macquarie partner on green finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... proof of our growing market presence." Head of MAM Green Investments for the Americas William Demas commented: "Aware Super shares our objective of meeting the demand for energy transition and sustainability solutions over the next decade." "We look ...

Morrison divestment lifts Sequoia profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... "was to build a sustainable group of businesses using a 'tortoise' rather than a 'hare' approach. At that time, Sequoia's shares were worth 20 cents; today it sits at 48 cents. It said it is strongly positioned to fund its next round of growth, saying ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... legislative amendments by the Queensland Parliament and approval by treasurer Jim Chalmers. At the time of writing, Suncorp's shares have risen as much as 7.8% to $15.56. According to CommSec, this is its highest since August 2018. ANZ initially ...