** Shares of IOOF Holdings Ltd IFL.AX fall as much as 3.5% to
A$5.73, their biggest percentage loss since Aug 26
** Shares of the investment manager trade ex-dividend
** Stock falls up to 21 Australian cents from its last close,
more than the final dividend of 12 cents per share the company
had announced on Aug 26
** Stock has a dividend yield of 9.02%, compared with NIB
Holdings Ltd's NHF.AX 4.5% and Medibank Private Ltd's MPL.AX
5.5%
(Reporting by Shruti Sonal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Sonal@thomsonreuters.com;))