ASX Announcements
Update - Dividend/Distribution - ARG
Dividend Record Date, Dividend Pay Date, Dividend Rate, Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Weekly NTA estimate - Fri 14.3.25
Net Tangible Asset Backing
Weekly NTA estimate - Fri 7.3.25
Net Tangible Asset Backing
Monthly NTA & Investment Update - 28 February 2025
Periodic Reports - Other, Net Tangible Asset Backing
Weekly NTA estimate - Fri 28.2.25
Net Tangible Asset Backing
February
Trump tariffs hit ASX as Australian businesses assess costly fallout
Shares in export-oriented companies from healthcare to retail crashed as the US president vowed to expand his trade restrictions to other industries.
January
Blackpeak’s Max Billingham joins Bronte crew with $15m villa
Blackpeak’s Max Billingham has paid $14.8 million for a mansion overlooking Bronte Beach, while Darling Point’s historic Babworth House clocks a new high.
May 2024
BHP gets green light for improved Anglo bid
Two prominent Australian investors say they support BHP making an improved bid for Anglo American so long as discipline is not completely abandoned.
November 2023
Aussie songwriter’s tech firm is now worth $879m
He used to write songs for Delta Goodrem. Now Paul Wiltshire has a growing band of investors including Richard White, Perennial and Epic Games supporting his platform for musicians.
October 2023
Inside the battle over Endeavour – and the future of Dan Murphy’s
The liquor retailing giant says it is only adapting to major shifts in consumer habits, not abandoning the big box “category killers” that made it so popular.
September 2023
Billionaires v BHP in WA’s lithium power grab
No longer the speculative domain of evangelical retail shareholders, the lithium sector has won acceptance and trust from just about everyone except BHP.
NSW’s $108b TCorp faces shake-up under plan to slash debt
Treasurer Daniel Mookhey will order a consolidation of six funds and stop borrowing billions of dollars to invest in financial markets.
August 2023
Argo Investments posts 13pc drop in annual profits
The ASX-listed investment company underperformed the sharemarket in the 2023 financial year.
February 2023
Argo boss says big bank dividends safe even in a downturn
The managing director of the $7 billion investment group says CBA deserves its hero status and if conditions sour, ANZ, NAB and Westpac will still be OK.
October 2022
The best picks among lithium stocks from $7b Argo
Demand should exceed supply in lithium for five years, while big gas producers Woodside and Santos are poised for a purple patch.
August 2022
Big banks will struggle as house prices fall, says Argo
Tracking house prices is a ‘national sport’ and sentiment is poor, which doesn’t augur well for holders of ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac.
February 2022
Argo says CSL, Macquarie, BHP are winners as inflation rises
The boss of the $7 billion investment company says quality lithium and battery minerals stocks should also do well because demand is high.
January 2022
Millennials turn to old-school ASX stalwarts
The 94-year-old Australian Foundation Investment Company was the 12th most popular holding on the Pearler platform last year, indicating strong support from young investors.
November 2021
Mega Sydney airport deal faces ACCC heat
Sydney Airport and suitor IFM Investors face a potential battle with the competition watchdog and small shareholders after agreeing a $23.6 billion takeover.
September 2021
Four ways to find diversified dividends
Income-specific managed funds can offer less risk than owning individual shares for yield.
August 2021
CBA the most expensive bank in the world: Argo boss
The managing director of the $6.6 billion listed investment company says the big four banks have fared well, but Commonwealth Bank’s P-E multiple is too high.
February 2021
Dividend rebound to accelerate across ASX
The boss of the $6b Argo Investments says the big four banks are poised to figure prominently as payout levels head higher.
TowerCo, dividend top of mind ahead of Telstra results
Some analysts reckon the next significant step for Telstra is the monetisation of TowerCo, which Credit Suisse says may also protect the 16¢ per share dividend.
August 2020
Argo boss says 2021 could be even worse for banks
Jason Beddow is worried that financial markets are factoring in only a short coronavirus pandemic.
June 2020
Seven Group to push for Boral to offload US arm
The Kerry Stokes-controlled Seven, with 10 per cent of Boral, is no fan of the drain on returns that Boral's North American business has become.