Dr Manny Pohl AM, Managing Director of Flagship Investments Limited (ASX: FSI) and CIO and founder of ECP is interviewed by the senior analyst at Pulse Markets about the current market and FSI. Conversation points Introduction to Flagship and ECP Why has Flagship been one of the top-performing Funds in Australia? @ 2:30s Why do […]

The financial year has drawn to a close, and it is remarkable to consider the current position against the outlook from 12 months ago.  Thinking back to July 2020 we had witnessed an unprecedented market decline and hopeful recovery against the backdrop of a worldwide pandemic.  The future prospects of the economy, at home and […]

Almost every sharemarket investor loves LICs. What’s not to like about a low-cost way to get allocation to the market through a quality manager….and be able to do some income planning along the way! LICs are world-renowned for their ability to be able to pay a dividend each year. As long as they are solvent […]

We welcome the Company Chairman talking to Flagship Investment’s shareholders through this interview. Further information about Dominic and other FSI Directors can be found here. Find the full transcript below:   About yourself and your background?   My name is Dominic McGann and I’m the chair of the board of Flagship Investments or FSI but […]

Shareholders of Flagship Investments Limited (ASX: FSI) would be aware of Flagship’s long-term performance record. LIC Specialist Bell Potter released their 2020 report into LICs noting the Share Price performance of LICs within their research universe. Their tables identify that Flagship Investments outperformed all peer Large and Medium cap focussed LICs overtime periods 1 year, […]

Foreword In Australia, 46% of adults own shares and other listed securities on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) according to the 2020 Australian Investor Study. In the wake of COVID-19 and its worldwide effects on humanity as a whole, the Australian share market was not spared its own trials and tribulations as a result of […]

An age-old question since the imputation credit system came into being in the 1980s in Australia – “Are franked or unfranked dividends better?”. This is an all too common question received by accountants, tax specialists and financial advisers alike during elections, as well as annually during tax time. A popular topic with politicians and investors, […]

Investors adore them and politicians argue over during election time – franking credits have been a mainstay of the Australian taxation system since 1987. Yet, there continues to be an air of confusion surrounding the treatment of franking credits received from franked dividends, and the impact on an individual’s personal income. Dividend imputation was introduced […]

In Australia, 46% of adults own investments listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), either directly or through a Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSFs). That figure equates to 9 million adults who possess investments outside of their home and superannuation funds. With more and more investors focusing on the sustainability of dividends as a result of […]

The 2020 calendar year is coming to a close and it will be impossible to write about the year without mentioning COVID-19 and the impact that it has had across the globe.  Internationally the virus continues to spread and cause concern for health authorities while in Australia the measures taken appear to have controlled infection.  […]