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Praemium chief executive returns to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
Michael Ohanessian has been appointed to Praemium's board. A year since Ohanessian was re-instated as chief executive of the platform provider, he has been appointed as managing director on Praemium's board, returning after a much publicised ...

Pendal sees 70% boost in performance fees

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Pendal Group, formerly BT Investment Management, heralded a 70% boost in performance fee revenue in the six months to March 31. This represents $47.6 million in performance fees, along with an 18% boost in base management fee revenue to $247.9 million ...

Contango LIC slashes cash allocation after acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Contango Asset Management is reducing the cash allocation in its listed income fund, aiming to have 95% of its net tangible assets fully invested. For the past 12 to 18 months, the $100 million Contango Income Generator listed investment company (CIE) ...

Personal tax cuts lead the Budget

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Personal tax cuts were on the top of Treasurer Scott Morrison's five-point list to "strengthen the economy" as he opened his Budget night speech. The Federal Government is proposing middle and lower income earners pay up to $530 less in tax, starting ...

Labor responds to 'unfair' Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... 2019-20, the same year the Budget is forecast to return to balance." Morrison also firmly opposed the Labor Party's proposed dividend imputation reforms, calling it an "unfair tax grabs on retirees and pensioners."

ANZ considering buy-back with life insurance paycheck

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... million of shares. In its recent half-year results, ANZ announced an intention to once again neutralise the impact of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) through on-market share purchases. This purchase will run from May 18 to May 31, via a third party. ...

The tools to capture quality

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... mean it's 'uninvestable', it just means we'll do a lot more work around it." The sixth factor allows Kelly to assess dividend sustainability. Investigations typically delve into the consistency of dividend policies at a company, as well as cash flow ...

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... Argentina's economy is poised to experience solid growth as deregulation and economic liberalisation deliver a sizable economic dividend; and President Mauricio Macri's policies are leading to a more stable economy and an ever improving economic outlook. ...

Global investment firm to restructure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... and cut the corporate tax rate to 21%, however co-founder of robo-adviser Plenty Wealth Greg Einfeld disagreed, citing dividend imputations. "We can't afford to have both dividend imputation and one of the lowest tax rates in the world. If faced with ...

Chief economist update: Not as good as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... towards de-nuclearisation and peace. Just like the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, a positive outcome would bring a "peace dividend" to the world with positive implications for investment markets. But while we wait for what the end (of the talks) about ...