Original article by Sarah Turner
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 24-Sep-18

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 has gained around two per cent so far in 2018, and analysts are hopeful that the market will be bolstered by some $13bn worth of dividend payments in the last week of September. Richard Coppleson of Bell Potter estimates that listed companies will pay out around $18.9bn in dividends for the month, compared with $16.4bn in September 2017. The resources sector has accounted for four of the top five companies in terms of the size of dividend increases in 2017-18, and Shane Oliver of AMP Capital notes that this is having a flow-on effect across the broader market.

CORPORATES
STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, BELL POTTER SECURITIES LIMITED, AMP CAPITAL INVESTORS LIMITED, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, ALUMINA LIMITED – ASX AWC, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, CSL LIMITED – ASX CSL, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP