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Avoid high yield traps: State Street

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... yields to their portfolios, as the higher yield is often a result of significant price declines rather than increases in dividends paid. "Dividends can provide an important insight into a company's health, its cash flow generating capability and its ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... administration (health care reform?). But with rising profits, they're bound to spread the joy - either through increased dividends, increased wages or increased hiring. What the latest US employment report indicates is that this is another "jobless ...

Managed fund for charity pays dividends

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Chris Cuffe's Third Link Growth Fund is yet to reach its $150 million goal but has already achieved its more noble goal - delivering a $45,000 cheque to charities each month. Two years on, the fund has pooled more than $40 million in funds under management ...

Tyndall launches share income fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... index fund that holds all stocks, good and the bad," he said. In addition, the Tyndall screens all stocks to ensure the dividends are based on generated income. "We make sure there's a basis behind the dividend - sometimes companies will leverage up ...

Lonsec approves high income ETF

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... (RDV) is based on a Russell Australia High Dividend Index that favours blue chip companies expected to pay above average dividends with high franking credits. The Lonsec report said RDV is an efficient, liquid and cost effective means for investors to ...

AXA appoints FMs to drive income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... cent income yield from its sharemarket investments. "Today, we have a strong local bias, taking advantage of the high dividends and franking credits available in the Australian equity market. We actively manage the allocation of capital as opportunities ...

SSgA wins S&P licence for ETFs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... S&P/ASX 200 ETF as a core investment to hold broad diversification to Australian equities and still receive all the dividends and franking credits of the underlying stocks.

Russell launches dividend ETF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... Russell High Dividend Australian Shares ETF provides access to around 50 blue chip stocks that typically deliver high dividends. The portfolio contains Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac and NAB and some small weighting to Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. ...

Epoch focus on free cash flow pays dividends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... in what was the worst year for many businesses, more than 60 of the 100 companies that Epoch invested in raised their dividends. While the average dividend yield of the fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Index, returned 2.5 per cent, the Grant Samuel Epoch ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... Friday, helped by the recent weakness in the Japanese yen which buoyed exporters, and by investors looking to secure dividends before the financial year end. Shares in a broad swathe of sectors climbed on Friday, including chip-linked shares such as ...