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Beware: Zombie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... research started in September 2018 and two of the ETFs that it recognised as Zombies then (ETFS S&P/ASX 100 and Aurora Dividend Income Trust) had shut by December 2018.?

Westpac profits down 24%, dividend flat

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... year, of which $146 million were delivered over this half. The bank cut 788 full-time employees in the period. Interim dividend was kept flat at 94 cents and will be paid out on June 24. Dividend Reinvestment Plan will continue and a 1.5% discount will ...

GSFM announces strategic partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
GSFM has announced a strategic partnership with an overseas asset management firm. Canada-based Cambridge Global Asset Management will be partnering with GSFM to distribute the Cambridge Global Smaller Companies fund in the Australian and New Zealand ...

Macquarie Capital appoints group co-heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
Macquarie Capital has appointed two group co-heads as the incumbent leaves the role after seven years. Tim Bishop will step down as the group head of Macquarie Capital and from the executive committee effective May 31. He will become the chair of Macquarie ...

NAB, Nippon lock heads over MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... profit for the group was $2.69 billion, up 4.3% year on year. Despite the overall positive result, NAB shed its interim dividend by 16 cents to 83 cents fully franked. NAB paid an interim dividend of 99 cents between FY14 until FY18.

Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... towards easier policy among world central banks is starting to regenerate global growth momentum. Not to mention, the peace dividend that a US-China trade deal brings. Financial developments? Both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq composite index surpassing ...

Bravura circles competitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... non-binding indicative proposal to acquire all shares of GBST Holdings for a $2.50 per share in cash minus a special dividend of 0.35 per share subject to approval. GBST provides administration services to life insurers, stock brokers, wealth management ...

Vanguard launches ETF, appoints new lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
A new Vanguard ETF commenced trading on the ASX this morning, just as the company announces a new investment head for the Australian quantitative equities business. The Vanguard Global Multi-factor ETF (ASX: VGMF) aims to outperform the international ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Australian Commonwealth Budget receipts are climbing at their fastest rate in 18 years and outlays are climbing at their fastest rate in five years. Yet, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been able to declare Australia's first Budget surplus ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... picks individual companies based on three filters: a high return on equity, low levels of debt and a decent level of dividend yield. Campbell says the income component is vital to have in a portfolio. "Capital gains, you might get you or might not and ...