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Retirees urged to add stocks

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... when looking to reduce inflation risk during retirement. Looking purely at the S&P 500 Index, the Milliman paper says dividend yield per share over the last decade has doubled to US$41.31. Although current dividend yield is about 2%, over the 10 year ...

US golden opportunity for listed infrastructure

ALEX BURKE, LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... "Then there's cashflow growth through any economic cycle, and finally these companies tend to throw up a pretty good dividend yield. The dividend yield for listed infrastructure is currently around 3.5%, which is pretty favourable compared to some of ...

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... allocation to a diverse portfolio of directly managed alternative assets. The new shares will be entitled to receive any dividend in respect of the year ending 30 June 2015, to the extent that any dividend is declared. The Blue Sky Alternatives Access ...

Bargain hunters push shares higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... another strong performer, adding $1.34, or 8.8%, to $16.56 after a big rise in annual profit plus the payment of a special dividend and announcement of another share buyback. The major banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank up 82 cents at $83.31, ANZ ...

Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... overvalued and vulnerable or likely to continue performing." The Australian equity market, traditionally one of the highest dividend payers in the world, has benefited from a global search for yield, as central banks elsewhere lowered rates and undertook ...

CFS to distribute Sanlam funds in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
Colonial First State has partnered with South African asset manager Sanlam Group to distribute Sanlam's Managed Risk Funds in Australia. According to CFS general manager product and investments Peter Chun, Sanlam's Managed Risk strategy pivots on reducing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... 50 cents to $32.55, ANZ fell 55 cents to $32.57 and National Australia Bank was down 19 cents to $34.33 after going ex-dividend. Agribusiness Elders was one of the best performers, rising more than five per cent, or 17 cents, to $3.35 after its half ...

Falling AUD offsets dividend growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
Australia had the fastest dividend growth in Asia Pacific for the year to March 2015, but the falling Australian dollar made the increase modest relative to its counterparts in the region, the Henderson Global Dividend Index found. Australia made up ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... four cents, or 1.73%, at $2.27. The major banks are mixed after the National Australia Bank and Westpac both traded ex-dividend this week. Commonwealth Bank has led gains among the big four after Thursday's losses. CBA rose 71 cents, or 0.85%, to $84.33 ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... refinance or issue debts at near zero interest rates to pay dividends or buyback their own scripts (so they reduce their dividend payouts) - both of which sends share prices on the up and up. Never you mind soft and/or shrinking profits, Virginia. "Celebrate ...