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Australian United Investment reports profit jump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Australian United Investment Company said dividends received through participation in share buy back schemes had contributed to a significant rise in first half net profit for 2003-2004. The equities investment group said revenue for the half year to ...

Schaffer will continue to pay special dividends

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
Diversified industrial firm Schaffer Corporation said it would continue to make special dividend payments as it unwound its non-core investment portfolio. Schaffer posted a net profit for the half year to December 31 2003, of $10.1 million, which included ...

AIF to maintain dividends, after reporting $11.2 million net profit

Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIF) said today it would continue to sustain dividends, forecasting a 5.5 cents distribution for the second half of 2003/04, similar to the first half. The company reported a net profit of $11.263 million compared with ...

AMP to brief analysts today on HHG

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... possible rush of early selling by Australian shareholders." The analysts noted that because HHG was not planning to pay dividends for some time, the stock would not be a natural holding for Australian shareholders. The analysts said they valued the "new" ...

HGL posts 24 per cent jump in year net profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
... share, bringing the total dividend for the year to 8.6 cents per share. The company said last year it paid unfranked dividends totalling 12 cents per share which equated to 8.4 cents per share fully franked. "The company has sufficient franking credits ...

Argo cautiously optimistic on share market outlook

... meeting in Adelaide, Argo chairman Chris Harris said the growth in profits was expected despite the absence of special dividends, which helped boost profits for the half-year to December 2002. "On balance, we are cautiously optimistic going forward," ...

ANZ buys NBNZ for $4.915 billion

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
... Zealand Commerce Commission to acquire NBNZ, clearing the way for the sale. ANZ said today the purchase price excluded dividends to be paid to Lloyds of $NZ575 million from NBNZ's retained earnings prior to completion. ANZ also announced a renounceable ...

New tax amendment to strengthen investment ties with Malaysia: Coonan

... Protocol updates a number of Articles in the Double Taxation Agreement including those dealing with associated enterprises, dividends, royalties and other income." Malaysia is Australia's third largest trading partner in ASEAN (Association of South East ...

Trust Co announces $5.56 million first half net profit

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Trust Company of Australia Ltd said its merger with Permanent Trustees had yielded good dividends as it announced a strong interim profit result today. In response Trust's shares defied the market trend and pushed up 45 cents to $7.70. The company ...

Perpetual profits up

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2003
... Perpetual again intends to pay a special dividend of not less than 50 cents per share fully franked in June 2004. Total dividends paid for in the year to June 30, 2003, were $1.80 per share, fully franked, up from $1.60 in the previous year. Mr Curran ...