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The RBA decides on Tuesday, 16 June, with the cash rate at 4.35% after three hikes already in 2026.
The big four are split: ANZ (ASX: ANZ) and CBA (ASX: CBA) see no further hikes, NAB (ASX: NAB) pencils in an August move to 4.60%, and Westpac (ASX: WBC) sees 4.85%…
Dividend Stocks
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To qualify for a dividend, you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. Buy on or after it, and the payout goes to the seller.
Four fully franked ASX names go ex before 30 June: WCM Global Growth (ASX: WQG) ex 10 June, Future Generation Global (ASX: FGG) 3.0c special…
Are Australian equities appealing anymore in the brave new CGT world we live in? For more than twenty years, the rule was simple: hold an asset for more than twelve months and you receive a flat 50% discount on the gain. It was elegant, predictable, and indifferent to inflation.
The proposed shift back toward indexation forces…
Ryman Healthcare (ASX:RYM) delivered NZ$188m positive free cash flow in FY26, its first in a decade, with EBITDAF up 94% and a FY28 dividend pathway in view.
Infragreen Group (ASX:IFN) lifts FY26 underlying NPAT 277% and guides to $26m to $28m EBITDA for FY27 ahead of a Grant Samuel review update.
ASX Dividend Stocks That Look More Attractive Under the New CGT Rules
The May 2026 Federal Budget proposed a major change for investors: scrapping the 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount from 1 July 2027. If it becomes law, gains on fast-growing shares will be taxed harder. We believe that shifts the balance. When growth…
For decades, discretionary trusts have been one of the most popular investment structures for higher‑income Australians. They offered tax flexibility, asset protection and estate‑planning advantages in a way that direct ownership simply could not match. The ability to stream income to low‑tax family members, apply the 50% CGT discount at the trust level and manage…
Argo Global Listed Infrastructure (ASX:ALI) reported April 2026 NTA of A$2.69 as a stronger AUD dragged on the unhedged global portfolio.
Metcash (ASX:MTS) guides FY26 underlying NPAT to $268-270m with recovering Liquor margins, improving Hardware momentum and $25m of FY27 cost savings.
Macquarie’s result for FY26 landed with the kind of force that tends to dominate headlines. A 30% jump in net profit to $A4.8bn, a record second half, and a return on equity rising to 14% created an understandable sense of momentum.
Yet the real story sits beneath the headline numbers. FY26 was a year shaped by…
