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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... growth. Other income types also gained over the month of July: proprietors' income (0.2%); rental income (0.7%); personal dividend income (0.4%); and, personal interest income (0.4%). The monthly growth in US personal spending slowed to 0.3% in July ...

Investors Mutual readying income focused LIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... vehicle will replicate the successful Investors Mutual Equity Income Fund with an objective to deliver shareholders a dividend yield of 2% above that of the S&P/ASX 300 Index with lower levels of volatility. Dividends are expected to be paid on a quarterly ...

LIC helped by high gold and cash exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Listed investment company Hunter Hall Global Value delivered an investment portfolio return of 12.3% last financial year, outperforming MSCI World by 11.9%. The LIC also produced an after tax profit of $30.5 million. Hunter Hall Global Value chairman ...

Global infrastructure outperforming equities and property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... media briefing in Sydney yesterday that over the last five years infrastructure's yield has remained broadly stable and dividend growth has played a significant role. "The real dividend growth rate over the last 10 years to June 2016 shows global equities ...

Flat Australian dividends help case for global diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
The latest Henderson Global Dividend Index reinforces the need for Australian investors to seek income in offshore markets as Australian equities continued to produce flat dividends. Dividends in Australia fell 0.2% on an underlying basis in the three ...

GBST profits down in "year of transformation"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Financial technology firm GBST has recorded a 39% fall in net profit to $9.3 million from $15.3 million in 2015. The company's managing director Robert DeDominicis attributed the result to it being a "year of transformation" for the business. "Following ...

Flat markets impact IAG profit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... (FY15: 13.1%), which included a 250bps benefit from the Berkshire Hathaway quota share arrangement. A final fully franked dividend of 13 cents per share was declared. Full year payout 26 cents per share, down from 29cps in 2015. IAG expects FY17 gross ...

Global ETPs see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... rebounding sharply to $32.0 billion in July, helped by US large cap inflows of $21.0 billion. Further, demand for high dividend funds continued with record monthly flows of $4.8 billion. Minimum volatility fund flows preserved momentum with $1.4 billion ...

ASX senior manager goes to Citi for wealth head role

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... results, which revealed a statutory profit boost of 7.1% to $426.2 million. The results also declared a final fully franked dividend of 99c per share, up 4.1%. New ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens said he had "inherited a business in very good shape ...

Challenger sees record sales boost in 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... growth, Challenger grew its normalised profit after tax by 8% to $326 million, which corresponded with a record full year dividend of 32.5c per share. "Challenger is generating superior shareholder returns through a highly efficient, profitable and sustainable ...