Standard Life to press ahead with £300m dividend

Standard Life to press ahead with £300m dividend… while all a host of other firms are cutting their payouts By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 3 April 2020 Standard Life Aberdeen will today bring relief to dividend starved savers by revealing it is to … Read more

HSBC trashes claims dividend row will see it quit Britain

HSBC trashes claims dividend row will see it move its headquarters from London to Hong Kong By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 A boardroom rift has opened up at HSBC after the Bank of England forced it to cancel its dividend.  … Read more

Rightmove scraps all its forecasts and axes a £38m dividend payout to shareholders 

High-flying Rightmove dragged down to earth by the property market freeze as it scraps its dividend and forecasts People have been told not to move and agents instructed not to market homes FTSE 100 group has ‘suspended’ all its financial forecasts for the year Online property portal has also axed its 4.4p a share final … Read more

Persimmon and Bellway down tools and halt dividend

Persimmon and Bellway down tools and halt dividend as row rages about whether construction should continue during lockdown By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 25 March 2020 Persimmon and Bellway have told workers to down tools as a row rages about whether construction should … Read more

Now NO dividend is safe: Experts’ warning as £1bn payouts are axed

Now NO dividend is safe: Experts’ warning as £1bn payouts are axed Several businesses slashed or delayed their dividends in the wake of the crisis  More could follow suit, including BP and Shell, according to analysts   By Jamie Nimmo and Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: … Read more

Dividend Heroes 2020: Investment trusts boosting income since Light My Fire

In need of a stock market champion? SIMON LAMBERT on the Dividend Hero trusts that have boosted payouts since The Doors sang Light My Fire By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 19 March 2020 If ever there was a time when investors needed a hero, it’s … Read more

Balfour Beatty to raise dividend after HS2 boosts order book by £3bn

Balfour Beatty to raise dividend as it reaveals HS2 rail scheme has added £3bn to its order book By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 11 March 2020 Construction giant Balfour Beatty hiked its annual dividend as it revealed a big boost from the High … Read more

John Menzies profit down by 20% as it suspends dividend

John Menzies profit down by 20% as it suspends dividend in face of the coronavirus crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:48 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:48 GMT, 10 March 2020 John Menzies has suspended its dividend after warning the coronavirus outbreak will dent profits John Menzies suspended its annual … Read more