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The chief executive elect of AMP Ltd Alexis George, once a financial services giant in size and stature – boasting for a time the advertising slogan: ‘We will always be there’ – faces the biggest task of her career. Her track record could not be better. The advertising slogan sounded good, if overly ambitious, for…

May is shaping up to be one of the most important months for dividend-focused Australian investors, with bank reporting season beginning on May 3, with Westpac’s interim result. The unexpected strength of the sector was brought to light this week after two of the three main ratings agencies upgraded their views on the sector, on…

Second quarter off to strong start, AMP’s CEO departs, Boral announces buyback The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished the week and commenced the new quarter on a strong note, finishing 0.5% higher with both IT, up 2.3%, and materials, 1.3%, contributing. It was a day for stock specific news with the worst kept secret in finance being confirmed, AMP’s CEO Francesco…

Depending on what you read, you may be mistaken that investing for income in ASX-listed shares is well and truly over. Not so, suggests Scott Kelly, Portfolio Manager of the DNR Capital Australian Equities Income Fund. The Brisbane-based specialist Australian equity manager simply suggests investors need to focus on those with the potential to pay…

The SEEK Limited (ASX: SEK) share price will be on watch this morning after the employment business announced it was selling down its stake of Zhaopin. Zhaopin is a Chinese employment business that SEEK owned a major stake in. What did SEEK announce about Zhaopin? SEEK plans to sell down its stake in the Chinese business from…

ASX finishes flat, CSL (ASX:CSL), Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) delivers again, Fortescue (ASX:FMG) delivers record dividend The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished flat for the day, but with growing dispersion in underlying company performance. Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) lead the way, jumping 17.5%, but it was healthcare company CSL (ASX:CSL) that contributed most with the consumer discretionary (+0.6%) and the healthcare (+2.0%) the few winners. Unemployment…

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Significantly higher impairment charges will be a feature of the upcoming interim reporting season for three of the big banks and will continue to rise next financial year. Macquarie Securities has issued a report on the banking sector, saying: “We now incorporate in our forecasts a credit cycle with impairment charges peaking at around 50…