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Trust expects buyout talks to impact profit

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... activity," The Trust Company board said on a statement. The Trust Company reported a $11.7 million net profit after tax and dividends of 30 cents per share on a fully franked basis for the period from February 2012 to March 2013. The Corporate business ...

Mercer's new retirement fund puts emphasis on capital growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... have a distinct advantage when investing in Australian shares due to their tax status and the favourable treatment of dividends and franking credits. However, it is not enough to simply have a high dividend yield approach," Mercer Principal Craig Hughes ...

Grant Samuel reaches milestone with shareholder yield funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... Funds invest in high quality companies with strong balance sheets and substantial free cash flows which pay consistent dividends". Over the five year period since it was started, the hedged fund has returned 7.22% per annum, while the unhedged fund has ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... CAC 40 slid 0.70 per cent in value to 3,928.58 points on profit taking and technical reasons caused by the payment of dividends to shareholders by a number of companies. Madrid's Ibex-35 index slipped 0.28 per cent to 8,572.7 points while in Milan the ...

Apostle Dundas Global Equity wins van Eyk mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... Edinburgh-based fund manager's investment approach centres around global equity portfolios which focus on sustainable long-term dividends as well as capital growth, explained Apostle's Karyn West. "The portfolio has been designed to meet the investment ...

Australian equity managers overlooking value stocks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... market have naturally been crowding into stocks that have a history of good yields, strong balance sheets and solid dividends because they have been perceived as a safer exposure to shares," van Eyk chief executive Mark Thomas said. However, Thomas added ...

Earnings growth key to equity returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... profit growth in the double digits." "And shareholders should be heartened to see company management able to increase dividends per share, indicating their confident view of the future." Hyperion continues to believe that the Australian stock market ...

Shortage of reliable Aussie income products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... Birtles says Aussie retirees can ill afford such unpredictability. Equities, meanwhile, have continued to grow their dividends during a difficult period for markets. "We tell our investors that we invest in companies where we believe in the fundamentals. ...

Hostplus awards $100m global equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... Edinburgh-based fund manager's investment approach centres around global equity portfolios which focus on sustainable long-term dividends as well as capital growth. The investment brings total funds under management in the portfolio, which launched in ...

EQT lodges bidder statement for the Trust Co

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... potential for further performance enhancements, which would lead to improved earnings and provide the opportunity for higher dividends. Equity Trustees will look for solutions for the Trust Company's current issues and will provide a new CEO with an ...