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Funds management

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

Funds management

AFIC reports significant growth in net profit

Australian Foundation Investment Company has reported a 62.5 per cent growth in net profit to $250.3 million from the previous corresponding period....

Policy & Regulation

90% negative on franking credits impact

Nearly 90 per cent of investors responding to a survey believe the Federal Opposition’s proposed removal of refundable franking credits will reduce their quality of life....

Policy & Regulation

Substantial impact on managed funds predicted from Labor policy

The Australian Labor Party’s policy to remove refundable franking credits would not just hit superannuation funds but also many managed funds with high Australian equitie...

Superannuation

Franking credits policy “un-Australian”

Treating self-managed superannuation funds differently to industry funds with respect to franking credits is un-Australian, according to financial services academic, Prof...

Financial planning

Advised clients best placed on franking credit removal

People receiving financial advice are going to be better placed to deal with any move by a future Labor Government to remove refundable franking credits, according to the...

Superannuation

SMSF research identifies challenge of regulatory uncertainty

The SMSF Association is selling the message that you don’t need $1 million to set up a self-managed superannuation fund but regulatory uncertainty does represent a major ...

Superannuation

Ordinary Aussies biggest beneficiaries of dividend refunds: FSC

The Financial Services Council has found that ordinary Australians who are members of large super funds are the biggest group benefiting from franking credit refunds, adv...

Superannuation

ASFA warns of $1.6m cap impact on franking credits proposal

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that the Labor Party’s proposal to abolish refundable franking credits needs to take into account the bedd...

Funds management

US paints bleak picture of franking credit-less nation

Removing franking credits won’t just be a detriment to companies, but also national growth and innovation, according to Fidelity portfolio manager, Kate Howitt. ...

Policy & Regulation

Planner warns on franking credits policy fallout

A senior South Australian financial planner has warned a Parliamentary Committee that middle-class retirees will be most affected by the Federal Opposition’s franking cre...

Policy & Regulation

Industry funds at risk from Labor policy

New analysis suggests that Labor’s proposed changes to dividend imputation could have unintended consequences extending well beyond SMSFs to industry and retail superannu...

Policy & Regulation

Fair retirement body backs franking credits inquiry

The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System has backed the government inquiry into Labor’s proposal to scrap refundable franking credits....

Policy & Regulation

Govt to examine implications of scrapping franking credits

A Federal Government committee will examine the implications for investors if refundable franking credits were to be scrapped....

Features

How to make the most of tax

Anastasia Santoreneos speaks to financial planners and accountants to determine what the most effective and efficient strategies are to maximise tax benefits this end of ...