BP promises to pay a £1.7bn dividend despite ‘brutal’ environment which has seen profits slump by two thirds By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:42 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 28 April 2020 BP has handed savers and pensioners a lifeline by promising to pay a £1.7billion dividend despite profits … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Textbook publisher Pearson pledges to pay out its dividend despite a drop in revenues By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 Textbook publisher Pearson has pledged to pay out its dividend despite a drop in revenues. The education group will … Read more
Unilever pays out dividend to help pensioners, but warns virus crisis means a ‘new normal’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Unilever is pressing ahead with its dividend despite warning that it faces a ‘new normal’ after the virus crisis subsides. … Read more
Now investors tell Royal Mail to tame fat cat pay after dividend was cut with ‘pain to be shared by management’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:11 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 21 April 2020 Top investors are calling on Royal Mail to slash fat cat pay after it … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Retail investors dealt another blow as two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wield axe on shareholder payouts By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 15 April 2020 Retail investors were dealt another blow as two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wielded the axe … Read more
The much-publicised move by the big banks to cancel their dividends has left investors with mixed emotions and many questions. Like the rest of Britain, savers were shocked by their apparent disinclination to act in the interest of the economy until they were strong-armed by the Bank of England.But the loss of this income will … Read more
Logical thinking is one of the first casualties in situations of great stress, which must be the explanation for the way dividends are being demonised in the pandemic. An idea has taken hold that companies must take an axe to executive pay and to dividends as if the two could be bundled together under the … Read more
Guinness owner Diageo has warned that the mass closure of pubs and restaurants around the world is having a ‘significant’ impact on its business. While listing its global woes sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the FTSE 100 listed drinks group confirmed it will still pay an interim dividend to its shareholders, but planned share buyback … Read more
Tesco’s annual results may have been overshadowed by the steps it is taking to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, but the nitty-gritty of today’s numbers deserve a closer look. The supermarket’s latest preliminary results cover the year to 29 February and do not cover the spell of mass panic buying in the last few weeks. … Read more
Savers’ lifeline as Tesco mulls £550m payout: 220,000 small investors in line for dividend By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 5 April 2020 Tesco is expected to press ahead with a £550m dividend for shareholders this week. The supermarket giant is likely to post … Read more