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Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... be a preference for high-growth stocks or stocks undertaking share buybacks as compared to dividend-paying stocks as dividends will be subject to these tax changes," he said. There are now lingering issues post-carveout. These are namely the conditions ...

Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... capital every day on behalf of members. When businesses harness this capital effectively, it delivers both economic dividends and generational progress," Delahunty said. But there is more to be done, she added, noting that the productivity conversation ...

L1 Capital, Platinum seal merger deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... Platinum said it is targeting a 25-30% reduction in operating costs. It also confirmed there will be no further special dividends paid ahead of the merger. The confirmation of a merger coincides with a significant increase in estimated turnaround costs ...

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... global markets drove outcomes last financial year, it was domestic assets that shone. "Australian companies pay high dividends and on a total return hedge basis, local equities did somewhat better than global equities for the year," he said. APRA's ...

Franklin Templeton, Pendal funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... aimed to provide a return before fees, costs and taxes that exceeds the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan (Standard) Index (Net Dividends) in AUD over the medium to long term. It invested in companies operating in countries such as Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... in the last 18 months is better allocate capital. "Eight months ago, Alibaba delivered about a 9% yield that combined dividends with buybacks. Investors could double their money in about eight years with compounding. It then regained shareholder appetite ...

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 ...