Don Hamson

Funds management

Plato upgrades dividend forecast after strong reporting season

ASX 200 gross yield is likely to be 4.8% in 2021, according to Plato Investment Management, with the company having upgraded its forecast from 4.1% at the start of the ye...

Funds management

Investors need to stock pick for better dividends

Australian equities expected to provide superior income compared to other asset classes over the next 12 months, however it will be a stockpickers’ market when it comes t...

Funds management

Use re-investment plans to pay dividends: Plato

Plato Investment Management has urged the big four banks to continue with their dividend payments by utilising their dividend re-investment plans to protect investors who...

Funds management

Plato IM: Hold rates at 1%

Monetary policy in Australia is less effective than it was, according to Plato Investment Management’s managing director Don Hamson, and the Reserve Bank of Australia wou...

Financial planning

Rate cut prompts review of income assets

Retirees should review their income-generating strategies in light of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s second rate cut as it will mean they receive less income from their ...

Funds management

Plato triples special dividend

The board of Plato Income Maximiser has tripled its special dividend to three cents per share....

Financial planning

Global dividends rose in first quarter

Dividends across developed markets saw a rise in the first quarter of the calendar year, according to research by Plato Investment Management....

People & Products

Women in finance to benefit from Plato IM, UTS partnership

Plato Investment Management and the University of Technology Sydney have partnered to address the under-representation of women in the finance sector....

Funds management

Fund managers come together to promote women

Plato Investment Management, Pinnacle Investment Management and the University of Queensland have come together to provide scholarships and internships for aspiring women...

Funds management

Dividends to go up

Australian investors remain unaware that total dividends rose close to eight per cent, in dollar terms, from 2017, Plato Investment Management warns....

Policy & Regulation

Dividend reform could put strain on aged pension

Nearly half of the respondents in a survey of over 1,400 investors by Plato Investment Management expect Labor’s proposed franking dividend reform to make them more relia...