STOCK WATCH: Will Lloyds divi rise as boss rides into sunset?

STOCK WATCH: Will Lloyds divi rise as boss Horta-Osorio rides into sunset? By Alex Lawson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 Lloyds chief Antonio Horta-Osorio will this week preside over his final set of annual results before leaving the saddle at the Black … Read more

Another boost for savers and Treasury: Natwest brings back divi

Natwest becomes latest bank to bring back its dividend – despite setting aside £3.2bn to cover bad loans and recording a £351m loss last year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 19 February 2021 Change of direction: Natwest chief executive Alison Rose   Natwest … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Base Resources soars as it keeps paying divi

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Number of AIM firms paying dividends more than halve, but miner Base Resources soars as it keeps payout By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:28 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 14:28 BST, 28 August 2020 Miner Base Resources shot up 32 per cent to 15p this week after … Read more

Power firm pays £237m divi to Hong Kong tycoon

Electricity firm UK Power Networks pays £237m divi to Hong Kong tycoon By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 8 August 2020 A British electricity company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing and his family has paid out its biggest ever dividend. UK … Read more

Investors rue £22bn missed divi payments due to coronavirus

Figures show savers denied £22bn in quarterly dividends after coronavirus prompts ‘unprecedented’ cut to payouts By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 19 July 2020 Savers have been denied £22billion in quarterly dividends after the virus crisis prompted an ‘unprecedented’ cut to payouts, figures show.  … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Investors cheer Ashtead pledge to keep £151m divi 

MARKET REPORT: Investors cheer equipment rental giant Ashtead’s pledge to pay out its £151m final dividend By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 Investors breathed a sigh of relief after equipment rental giant Ashtead pledged to pay out its £151million final dividend. … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Back from the dead – first divi in six years from Serco

Shareholders in Serco are getting their first dividend in six years after the outsourcing giant triumphantly returned to growth. It will pay investors 1p per share after its recovery plans finally hit ‘escape velocity’, with boss Rupert Soames hailing it as an important milestone. The payout has been a long time coming, and lifted shares … Read more