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Calls for better drawdown rules

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... advice and limited information available about retiree members. "Living off the interest income from term deposits or the dividend income emanating from a share portfolio sounds attractive but for most retirees (who have little in the way of income-producing ...

Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... equity index space. The new equity offering includes the Bloomberg U.S. Large Cap Index as well as growth, value and dividend indices. These benchmarks will serve as the basis for the new Bloomberg SASB ESG Index family, which also include ESG-weighted ...

BetaShares defends Dividend Harvester ETF after critical report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
BetaShares has been forced to defend it's Dividend Harvester Fund after it failed to achieve an "investable" rating. The fund was the subject of a critical Lonsec report which criticised the "capital erosion" suffered by the product. Returns from ...

Saxo partners for new reporting service

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
Saxo Markets has entered into a new partnership to provide an institutional grade reporting service. The partnership with Sharesight will deliver an integrated recordkeeping service for self-directed investors. Saxo described the initiative as "open ...

Beware dodgy auditors, sudden CFO moves: Plato

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... red flags. Plato monitors companies daily to find red flags. The system is also aligned with Plato's research around dividend traps. The investment manager predicts when companies are likely to cut their dividends. Hamson said that AMP's performance ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
Values are driving the decision-making of Australian retail investors, according to KPMG. Latest findings from the global consultancy's research arm KPMG Acuity show Australian retail investors are more concerned about values than perhaps was previously ...

VanEck restructures three ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
VanEck is changing the domicile of three ETFs to cut out US tax forms for investors and to introduce dividend reinvestment plans. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) and VanEck Vectors China AMC CSI ...

Dividend payouts stagnate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... continued to hold off paying dividends, extending a five-year long trend, a global index shows. According to Janus Henderson, dividend payouts rose 5.7% in the June quarter, thanks mainly to QBE Insurance, which rewarded shareholders on the back of rebounding ...

IOOF advice remediation hits $235m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... management, administration and advice (FUMA) stood at $149.5 billion, up 18.7% year on year. The group declared a final dividend of 12 cents per share and a special dividend of 7 cents per share.

IFM Investors sets significant emissions targets

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... example for other major infrastructure owners and managers in Australia. Cutting carbon emissions can deliver a long-term dividend to the environment and in most cases an improved financial performance." IFM head of Australian infrastructure Michael ...