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Ventura breaks benchmark shackles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... managing director. Based on historical modeling the Global Opportunities Fund (Gross) outperformed the MSCI World Net Dividends Reinvested Accumulation Index by 14 basis points in January this year. The High Growth 100 underlying managers include Fund ...

Challenger to use SimCorp Order Mgmt3

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... of information technology and management services Derek Goh, Challenger has already received significant efficiency dividends through its use of SimCorp Dimension as its investment operations management platform. "It was clear to us that we could gain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... close at 2,303.35. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell 0.7 per cent as miners weighed, but Lloyds TSB rose on higher dividends and its comment on buying opportunities lifted smaller rival, Alliance & Leicester. The FTSE 100 closed down 43.7 points ...

Harvesting performance from agribusiness

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... out-performance is so consistent that it's held up over the past three, six and 12 months returning 41.4 per cent (including dividends) to shareholders over the last year compared to -3.0 per cent for the S&P/ASX 200 accumulation index. Consensus among ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... Britain's leading shares gained nearly three per cent to close near the day's highs, led by banks on hopes of higher dividends and after the government decided to nationalise stricken lender Northern Rock. The FTSE 100 climbed 159.0 points, or 2.75 per ...

Direct equities gain ground in platforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... managed funds, because of the potential tax benefits and the ability to control capital gains tax on franking credits on dividends. Andrew Knox, platform consultant at Rainmaker, said wraps would continue to enhance their direct equity range and technology ...

Bombay Stock Exchange leads governance reforms

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... promoted governance moves, he said. Before companies are listed they have to be pre-vetted and have a history of paying dividends, said Stephen Manallack, honorary Victorian secretary of the Australia India Business Counsel of Victoria. "Things are moving ...

Austock to list with $214m cap

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... period last year. Because Austock is a registered Pooled Development Fund (PDF) which invests in emerging companies, dividends are not taxable in the hands of shareholders. PDFs also pay only 15 per cent company tax and no income or capital gains tax ...

Challenger FP model pays dividends

Eight months after a business restructure, Challenger Financial Planning chief executive Greg Kirk said the group's new business model has worked wonders. Only a couple of years ago Challenger's financial planning business was trailing behind its rivals. ...

Perpetual charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... Tax Office (ATO). To ensure these organisations can apply for a refund on any imputation credits attached to franked dividends, the fund has a large allocation to Australian shares. "This means investors can increase their income by reclaiming from the ...