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Inquiry denounces franking credit ban

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics concluded Labor's proposal to remove refundable franking credits should not go ahead. Releasing the committee's final report last night, Liberal MP and committee chair Tim Wilson said the inquiry ...

Ironbark, Zurich shutter funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... January end. It expects the wind up to be complete by 30 July, which will include returning a "material level" of franking credits to investors. "Zurich Investments is a proud provider of specialist investment products sourced from a diverse range of ...

Australia appeals holistically to foreign investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... Index. Local investors enjoy several advantages to investing in their home ground, given the tax benefits of franking credits and refunds for excess franking credits. Randal Jenneke, head of Australian equities at T. Rowe Price, says there will be a ...

Franking changes feared by shareholders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... feedback of the company's shareholders was overwhelming, with many "distressed" and concerned about how to replace franking credits in their quest for a modest quality of life in retirement. "The refundability of franking credits has been a part of the ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... aimed at the SMSF sector, and intended to shrink it by forcing people into APRA regulated funds. "90% of the franking credits the Labor Party are seeking to claw back are from self-managed super funds," Robert said. "My cautionary message to you is this. ...

SMSFA turns up the heat on franking debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... Superannuation Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne, but one dominated. Opposition to Labor's franking credits policy rose on the opening day of the conference yesterday, with several distinguished speakers going hard on the proposed ...

Platinum LIC posts $29m in losses

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... additional special dividend of 3 cents per share - both fully franked at 30%. "The board is distributing additional franking credits ahead of a potential change in future government policy, which may result in the removal or discontinuation of the cash ...

Ausbil launches dividend income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... income through cyclical opportunities, earning upgrades, sentiment-driven mispricing, dividend imputation and franking credits and tactical allocations. It aims for a distribution yield that is 25% higher than the market yield and a total return that ...

LICs defy franking credit refund changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... they will experience from the current policy proposal from the Federal Opposition to end the refundability of franking credits." Freeman said refundable franking credits have been stable and operating well for 18 years, and any change that passes only ...

Labor reforms to increase welfare dependency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... full Age Pension with $300,000 invested in Australian equities and in an APRA-regulated fund does not lose their franking credits and their income of $53,573 remains untouched. Ralston said this is fundamentally inequitable. "People who have worked hard ...