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Lloyds profits down 95%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... bank already cancelled dividends at the request of the UK prudential regulator. There will be no quarterly or interim dividend payments or share buybacks for Lloyd's investors in 2020 either. "These are difficult decisions and, while we recognise the ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... current environment, such as Telstra, Woolworths and Coles. While companies like Fortescue Metals have an attractive dividend yield, Amir said. She recommends investors look to companies that performed well following the GFC, like software companies ...

ANZ profits halve, dividend deferred

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
ANZ has announced a 51% reduction in profits for 1H20 compared to last year as it defers its interim dividend awaiting greater clarity of the impact COVID-19 will have. The big bank's half-year results show a statutory profit after tax of $1.55 ...

Dividends could take years to return: UBS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
UBS estimates that it may take over three years to return to 2019 dividend payouts due to COVID-19 related cuts and suspensions. UBS equity strategist Pieter Stoltz said, based on UBS forecasts, market earnings per share (EPS) will not return to financial ...

Pay cuts, dividend slashed as NAB raises capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... looks to raise $3.5 billion to sustain the business throughout the COVID-19 downturn which has so far seen the interim dividend more than halved and the NAB leadership team take pay cuts. Releasing its 1H results this morning, NAB entered a trading halt ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... Australian companies which sit outside the S&P/ASX 50 and pass its initial screening for profitability and ability to pay a dividend in near future. In March, the fund returned -1.03% compared to S&P/ASX Midcap 50 Accumulation Index's returns of ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... The five worst performers were: Barrow Hanley Global Equity Trust (-18.62% return for March quarter), SPDR's S&P Global Dividend ETF (-21.47%), Dimensional Global Value Trust (-22.03%), Lazard Global Equity Franchise (-22.88%) and PM Capital Global Companies ...

Best, worst performing Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Morningstar has revealed the Australian equities funds that topped and tanked during the March quarter, which ended with S&P/ASX 200 falling nearly 30% from its February 20 all-time high. The quarter saw the main benchmarks for large cap Australian ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Dwindling assets under management have forced AMP Capital to close a global equities fund for wholesale investors on platforms. AMP Capital's wholesale global equity - growth fund for platform investors (Class M) was closed last Friday. The decision ...

Top picks for dividends during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
UBS says the dividend dip in Australian stocks in the next year could be worse than the Global Financial Crisis, but six stocks are poised to pay good dividends. In 2008, dividends fell by $10.5 billion (or 28%) to $44.9 billion. But this time, dividends ...