A sham trading scheme to make double tax reclaims on dividends that Germany estimates cost it more than $8.1 billion was illegal,a criminal court said this week.
The dangers of looking at bank shares purely as a"yield play"have been on full display over the past two weeks
The bank has produced a creditable result,but the reduction in the franking of its final dividend highlights a difficult and worsening environment.
The Treasurer says big companies are giving too much to their shareholders but they could argue the government could be doing more heavy lifting on economic growth.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has complained that companies are returning capital to shareholders rather than investing it to grow their businesses and the economy. He should know better.
The plastic packaging manufacturer has scrapped its final dividend and announced a strategic review of its businesses.
Our share market has a better-than-even chance of recovering to its pre-Global Financial Crisis high by the end of this year.
The local market recorded its first loss since the Federal election on Saturday.
Australia's largest paint manufacturer will pay a higher than expected special dividend ahead of its takeover by Japanese giant Nippon Paint.
Investors have been given a few reasons to think more carefully about"set and forget"investments in the big four banks'shares.
The tech industry has the potential to pay out huge sums of cash to shareholders over the next decade. It will have huge significance for markets globally.