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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... 14,408 contracts traded. Telstra and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) weighed on the market, after each paid out their final dividends for the 2011/12 financial year. The value of a company's shares typically fall by the same value of its dividend on the day ...

Higher profits/lower dividends: AMP FHY result

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
AMP limited has reported a $383 million profit in its first half year results, up 11% on the first half year to 30 June 2011. The rise was largely the result of its merger with AXA, which occurred half way through the previous corresponding first-half ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... investors. "International markets are becoming encouraged by signs that Mario Draghi's leadership role in Europe may pay dividends," he said. But evidence of action would be needed before markets post a sustained rally, Mr Spooner said. "Investors may ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... were mixed after investment bank Nomura downgraded Commonwealth Bank's valuation following recent stellar rises. High dividends and yields have attracted investors to the four Australian majors this year. ANZ was up 6.5 cents at $23.585 and Westpac was ...

CUA launches low cost super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... range of customer needs. Our business model, where profits are reinvested back into the business instead of paid out as dividends to shareholders, allows CUA to deliver superior products, better interest rates and lower fees," Murray said.

Liars' Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... million and introducing a one-off "wealth tax", ending the payroll tax holiday and plans to impose an extra tax on company dividends. And guess what? The pro-austerity PM - the UK's David Cameron - who told the world that easing up on austerity would ...

BNP custody and settlement service goes live

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012

ATO warns on structured products

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... instrument, such as a swap, to direct the cash dividend to a counterparty, while still retaining franking credits on the dividends. "Franking credits attach to distributions paid by a company, representing tax paid by the company on its profits," D'Ascenzo ...

ASIC streamlines AFS licence process

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... essentially cutting red tape for business. "We will also continue to review our policies and procedures to improve efficiency dividends for business where we can," said Tanzer. The updated guidance provides current and prospective licence applicants ...

High yield may mean lower income: CFSGAM

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... First State Global Asset Management. "Investors are making the flight to safety because they perceive the income from dividends to be more stable than the underlying share price of a company and because they expect that in the current low-growth environment ...