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Epoch funds get upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... internationally diversified equity portfolio consisting primarily of listed global companies with a history of attractive dividend yields and positive growth in free cash flow. The aim is to generate superior risk-adjusted returns with a dividend yield ...

Contango set to launch small cap LIC

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Contango Asset Management is set to launch a new listed investment company designed to generate income from a portfolio of stocks outside of the markets 30 biggest companies. Contango Income Generator Limited uses the same investment strategy that it ...

Capital Group expands retail sales team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
Capital Group has recruited two more experienced executives to bolster its retail distribution strategy in Australia. Scott Baker and Nigel Waugh have been appointed as key account managers, joining Jorden Brown, who was appointed head of wholesale ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... plays around," Mr Lucas said. The major banks were experiencing some stability after falling in the wake of trading ex-dividend. Commonwealth Bank was up 10 cents at $80.64, ANZ was up 21 cents at $31.98, National Australia Bank was up 16 cents at $32.29 ...

Vanguard launches hedged and unhedged intl ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... their currency risk." The benefits of the local fund structure these products adopt include the flexibility to elect dividend reinvestment, simplified withholding tax administration, and no requirement for investors to complete the US W8-BEN tax form ...

NAB profits dip on UK write down

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
National Australia Bank has announced annual 2014 net profit of $5.3 billion, a 1.1% decrease from 2013. Cash earnings and cash return on equity also dropped. NAB announced cash earnings of $5.18 billion and cash return on equity of 11.8%, a 9.8% and ...

Global dividends reach record high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
A slowdown in Australian dividend payments did little to dent dividends globally as payments broke the existing record for the September quarter. Global dividends reached US$288.1 billion in Q3, a record for the third quarter, according to the latest ...

The Future Fund is not a super fund: Costello

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
The Future Fund is categorically not a superannuation fund, Peter Costello has reminded superannuation professionals at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference. The former treasurer and current Future Fund chair said that, far ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... $32.29 and National Australia Bank shed six cents to $32.88. Macquarie Group lost $1.35, or 2.2%, to $60.50 after going ex-dividend. Department store Myer lost five cents to $1.85 after revealing a flat set of first quarter sales results. But paint maker ...

Libertas FP to offer SMA portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
Independent firm Libertas Financial Planning has added Bellmont Securities separately managed accounts (SMA) to its approved product list. The offering includes the Bellmont Core Equities Portfolio, which is a blue-chip equities portfolio, giving investors ...