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Insto clients forecast a low growth world economy

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... strategies, fixed income credit strategies hedged into AUD, infrastructure, Australian shares paying high/fully franked dividends and gold," said Wilson.

Fidelity: Government intervention cause for concern

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... in Asia ex-Japan alone are sitting on around US$1 trillion in cash. At the moment most seems to be going the way of dividends - cash payout ratios are set to increase from 12% in 1998 to 32% in the next year," said Sutherland.

Advance sells management of $650 million retail funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... in funds under management, investing in a range of ASX listed shares, aiming to deliver high levels of fully franked dividends. The Australian Geared Equity Fund borrows to invest in ASX listed shares and has around $25 million in FUM. "Our relationship ...

Dividends boom as capital returned to investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
Volatile markets are proving to be a dividend dream, as the market delivers a 9% increase to investors in comparison to the previous reporting season, finds one report. Russell Investments has released its high dividend and high value indexes and found ...

Super survey reveals need for intrafund advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... who are disinterested in their superannuation and make them realise how paying attention to their super now will pay dividends in the future," Petrou said. "Your superannuation is likely to be the largest asset you will own outside of owning your own ...

REITS, cash, equities the safe bet

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... high with a potential downside risk to earnings," said Needham. Needham predicted that Australian equities including dividends would provide less than 3% inflation adjusted over seven years, although it was Australian REITS that were Ibbotson's pick. ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... holding is also protected from downside risk by put options. The client faces no margin call risk and continues to collect dividends and franking credits. At the end of the term they hand back shares that have fallen below the protected price, with no ...

LICs benefit from FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... he said. "That has changed... so it's a much more even playing field for us." A rule change that allows LICs to pay dividends as long as the have the liquidity, and not just from profits has also made a difference, Robinson said. GMI trades about 75 ...

Super industry reviews carbon tax impact

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... or are disadvantaged from the carbon tax," she said. "Particularly important is for SMSF trustees to be aware of any dividends and cashflow from these investments for any pension payments." Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... achieved positive returns for fiscal year 2010/2011. The S&P/ASX 300 index rose by 7.3 per cent - 11.9 per cent including dividends -- over the past 12 months to 30 June 2011 despite the toll on confidence caused by uncertainties that include: the Greek ...