One of Britain’s electricity grid operators pays billionaire owner £237m dividend for second year in a row By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 1 August 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 1 August 2021 One of Britain’s electricity grid operators has paid its billionaire Hong Kong owner a £237m dividend for the … Read more
Shell hikes dividend payout for shareholders by 50% and returns £1.4bn in share buyback as oil prices an profits soar Oil group Royal Dutch Shell will pay 11p a share dividend to shareholders Group also announced bumper share buyback scheme this morning Firm’s share price up 4% as oil prices and group’s profits rise By … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: Lloyds brings backs dividend as profits surge; BT issues bullish forecast for its prospects; Shell boosts dividend and launches bumper share buyback scheme Lloyds Banking Group swung to a profit of £2.6bn, new figures show Lloyds also announced plans to acquire savings and retirement firm Embark By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 02:59 … Read more
Rio Tinto shareholders in record £6.6bn half-year dividend after China’s demand for iron ore sends profits soaring By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 17:06 EDT, 28 July 2021 | Updated: 17:06 EDT, 28 July 2021 Rio Tinto will hand shareholders a record £6.6billion half-year dividend after China’s demand for iron ore sent profits … Read more
Investors welcoming return of dividends as payouts roared back between April and June By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:51 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 16:56 EDT, 25 July 2021 Investors will be welcoming the return of the dividend as payouts roared back between April and June. Savers who were denied most … Read more
Owners of Cobham get bumper payout from aerospace specialist, sparking renewed anger over £4bn takeover By Alex Lawson And Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2021 The US private equity owners of Cobham have received a bumper payout from the aerospace specialist, sparking … Read more
Dividend payouts by FTSE 100 firms are forecast to rise for the first time in three years to nearly £77billion as companies start to recover from the pandemic. Many of the biggest UK-listed companies were forced to suspend or cut their dividend payments to conserve cash in the wake of the pandemic last year, including … Read more
MIDDLEFIELD CANADIAN INCOME TRUST: The gem that pays a 5% dividend By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 24 April 2021 Investment trust Middlefield Canadian Income represents an unusual but attractive proposition for investors looking for a mix of income and capital return. Although the … Read more
Royal Mail shareholders in line for a one-off dividend as pandemic fuelled parcel boom spills into another year Company to pay one-off final dividend of 10p and to unveil new divi policy in May Trading in line with expectations after profit upgrade earlier this month Adjusted operating profit for full-year to end of March to … Read more
Saudi state oil company Aramco pays £54bn dividend despite lockdowns and international travel bans hitting profits By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 March 2021 The Saudi state oil company Aramco has paid a mammoth £54billion dividend despite lockdowns and international travel bans hammering … Read more