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Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... short-term performance." "I can understand that because clients are ultimately demanding returns, both performance and dividends. With an ageing population, right now the super fund pension bill is circa $50 billion per year; by the end of 2030 that'll ...

Panic selling of SMSF assets 'totally unnecessary'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... extreme as some think. Hamilton 21 managing director Richard McDougall said while the tax is controversial, franked dividends may become an efficient way to manage tax inside a large super account. "Division 296 will apply regardless of how a fund generates ...

Regal writes off Opthea, FUM takes 8% hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... million at the end of March. Regal attributed another $1.1 billion loss to "other" factors that included distributions, dividends, buy-backs and adverse foreign exchange movements from a stronger AUD. Net FUM inflows in the March quarter of $149 million ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on April 30. The WAM Income Maximiser (ASX:WMX) aims to provide monthly franked dividends and capital growth by investing in 40-70 equities and corporate debt instruments - the first Australian LIC to do so, Wilson ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Australian dividends fell significantly, with key companies cutting payouts amid surging economic pressures, dipping behind other large players including the US, Canada, France, Japan and China, Janus Henderson Investors' new report shows. Global dividend ...

Clime Investment Management lands new strategic partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... income growth over time, and clear competitive advantages. In the Australian market context, investors typically favour dividends, and to attract investment, it's prudent to be conscious of our shareholders' objectives as well as our own," Baragwanath ...

ClearView Wealth's profit bleeds 22% in HY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... ClearView's board intends to conduct a share buyback for up to 10% of share capital over the next 12 months (in lieu of dividends), given the significant discount of the current share price. The company's embedded value, excluding franking credits, is ...

Insignia Financial improves losses amid takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... Asset Management's UK business until the end of the month to lodge their final offers. Insignia maintained the pause on dividends, saying it needed to maintain balance sheet flexibility and fund projects expected to create long-term value.

Bravura delivers profit, pays special dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... interim dividend for the half year ended 31 December 2024 will be 1.6 cents per share - totalling $7.2 million. The dividends, along with the company's capital return, amount to a total cash distribution to shareholders of more than 26 cents per share ...

Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... their sustainable competitive advantage," its product disclosure form says. "Sustained excess growth in earnings and dividends leads to greater returns to shareholders..." The product disclosure statement also said Hyperion structures its portfolios ...