Hedge fund tycoon wants bank bosses to defend dividends

Hedge fund tycoon Jeremy Hosking calls on bank bosses to defend dividends after payouts were suspended in March By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 31 October 2020 Hedge fund tycoon Jeremy Hosking has called on bank bosses to defend dividends after payouts were suspended … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Gold miner hits rich seam of dividends

Some investors may find gold alluring but would prefer to keep their cash close to home, supporting businesses and fostering employment on these shores. Scotgold is an intriguing option for anyone falling into this bracket.  The company is just weeks away from commercial gold production at the Cononish mine, located in the Loch Lomond and … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Redrow and Galliford Try pledge to bring back dividends

Dividend-starved shareholders were given good news yesterday after two British building firms vowed to bring back their payouts next year. When the pandemic reached its height and hammered construction businesses, Redrow and Galliford Try were among companies that suspended their payouts to save cash. But the pair will resume their divis and said they expected … Read more

Shareholders hit as UK dividends drop by £14bn

Dividends plunged by £209bn during lockdown in ‘tragedy’ for savers – with companies in Britain and Europe worst affected Investors in British firms saw their income fall by £14billion  The dividend cuts made it the worst quarter since the financial crisis By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 00:04 BST, 24 August 2020 | … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Dividends at Robinson

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Dividends? They’re part of the package at Robinson By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 22:45 BST, 11 July 2020 Dividends are a scarce commodity these days. Some companies are cancelling them out of necessity. Others, such as Driver, are cancelling them out … Read more

Only 14 FTSE 100 firms have raised dividends for each of the last 10 years

Just 14 FTSE 100 firms have managed raised their annual dividend payments for each of the last 10 years Ashtead Group has had the highest total shareholder return in the last decade  Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell cut its dividend for the first time since 1945 this year ABF, Prudential and BAE Systems have all … Read more

Ugly FTSE 100 forecast of 16% fall in dividends this year

Income investors face a 16 per cent drop in dividends from Britain’s top companies this year as they attempt to weather the Covid-19 crisis, a new forecast shows. Nearly half of FTSE 100 firms have now cut or suspended shareholder rewards as the coronovirus pandemic takes a dramatic toll on business activity. The other half … Read more

Investors endure a £60m blow as 48 FTSE firms slash their dividends

Investors endure a £60m blow as almost half of FTSE firms slash their dividend payouts By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 11 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 June 2020 Forty-eight FTSE 100 firms have slashed dividends – in a huge blow to investors and savers. Chemicals giant Johnson Matthey … Read more

Global dividends could fall by as much as 35% this year

Savers hit as global dividends could fall by 35%, report warns, but it says US and Asia are where investors have been best protected The best-case scenario for global dividends in 2020 is a 15 per cent drop, based on cuts and suspensions already confirmed, and which accounts for $213billion Banks, discretionary consumer sectors and … Read more