‘Still ahead of the index’:AFIC’s Mirrabooka hit hard by market turbulence

‘Still ahead of the index’:AFIC’s Mirrabooka hit hard by market turbulence

Mirrabooka – an arm of the Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC) shed 20.9 per cent last financial year.

  • byLachlan Abbott

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Investors betting on COVID-19 recovery within two to three years:AFIC

Investors betting on COVID-19 recovery within two to three years:AFIC

The chief executive of Australia’s largest listed investment company says investors believe there will be a recovery from COVID-19 within the next two to three years.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
'We’re careful about what we invest in':AFIC stays cautious amid IPO boom

'We’re careful about what we invest in':AFIC stays cautious amid IPO boom

The Australian Foundation Investment Company has met with dozens of IPO hopefuls over the past six months but only backed one. Why?

  • byCharlotte Grieve
'Fully invested':AFIC props up final payout,waits for value to return to ASX

'Fully invested':AFIC props up final payout,waits for value to return to ASX

Australian Foundation Investment Company has booked a hefty drop in income after many listed companies cancelled their dividend payouts amid the first wave of the pandemic.

  • byLucy Battersby
Earnings season a key test for'full'market

Earnings season a key test for'full'market

The country's biggest listed investment company says a surge in share prices this month has left valuations feeling'full'.

  • byClancy Yeates
Blue-chip investment vehicles struggle to beat market returns

Blue-chip investment vehicles struggle to beat market returns

They have been around for decades and their shareholders swear by them,but are the big listed investment companies all they are cracked up to be?

  • byJohn Collett
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Labor franking policy helps boost AFIC profit

Labor franking policy helps boost AFIC profit

A listed investment company popular among retirees has seen its profit jump nearly 46 per cent thanks to share buy-backs and Labor’s franking credit refund policy.

  • byLucy Battersby
Westpac shows the way for banks to beat Labor on franking

Westpac shows the way for banks to beat Labor on franking

Paying three dividends in one year has been hailed as a tactic that others could follow.

  • byLucy Battersby
'Let's just pay it out':Companies send $600m to investors to beat Labor

'Let's just pay it out':Companies send $600m to investors to beat Labor

A raft of prominent big miners,investment and other companies rushed through more than $600 million special dividends at their half-year results.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
AFIC delivers franking credits before they disappear

AFIC delivers franking credits before they disappear

Investment company sells of a big slice of heavyweight miner Rio Tinto and trims BHP holdings to capture franking credits for shareholders.

  • byStephen Miles