The 10 most profitable publicly-listed Australian companies that appear in the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2010 are listed below: [TABLE=564] Westpac Banking Group(WBK),ANZ Banking (ANZBY), National Australia Bank (NABZY) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia(CMWAY) are in this list.Telstra Corp (TLSYY) currently pays over10% in dividends. Forbes listed mining giant BHP Billiton which made a …

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The Russell Australia High Dividend Index is comprised of about 50 blue chip companies that have a high expected dividend yield in addition to meeting other conditions such as a history of paying dividends, dividend growth and consistent earnings. The dividend yield of this index is 4.99% and the P/E is 16.5 as of June …

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Australian banks have recovered strongly after the recent financial crisis and are poised to grow further with the economic rebound in Asia.The market capitalization of Australian banks increased by 64% over the past year compared to a 34% increase for the SP/ASX 200 index. The dividend yield has been returning to normal levels in past …

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The Australian Financial Review Smart Investor published the list of stocks with the highest dividend yields among the largest companies on the Australian Stock Exchange. From the article titled Downunder Dogs: “Flea-bitten may be a bit harsh for some of these stocks but they are nevertheless this month’s Downunder Dogs – the stocks with the …

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Australia is a developed country with a population of about 22 million. The country is rich in many natural resources and is ranked highly in many global comparisons of factors such as quality of life, healthcare, education, etc. Australia is similar to Canada in that both the countries have parliamentary democracy and are commodity-based economies.  …

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