Dividends

City reacts as dividend tax hike to cost investors and self-employed £600m

Boris Johnson’s increase in National Insurance contributions for employers and employees has been criticised for putting the UK’s economic recovery from the pandemic at risk

Company directors and self employed to be hit by tax increase

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Long-time shareholders deserve extra perks for their loyalty to firms

Patient investors bring stability and in return, companies should give them more voting power or dividends

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The great dividend reset means yields will now be more sustainable

Income investing is likely to emerge in better health than it has enjoyed for several years after the lessons of last year

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Sainsbury's was among companies that restored payouts late last year after earlier suspending them as the pandemic pummelled balance sheets

Fund managers see ‘big reset’ for dividends after pandemic spurs 44% plunge

Fund managers who have weathered the Covid crisis are adopting a more positive outlook after dividend payouts slumped last year

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UK banks can restart dividend and bonus payments, the PRA says

The regulator will monitor cash bonuses for senior bankers as dividends resume

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HSBC aims to restart dividend payments

UK lender joins rivals in pushing for a lift on the ban of dividend payments

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UK dividends will not fully recover until 2022, says Axa

Axa Investment Managers' comments come as Janus Henderson publishes its latest Global Dividend Index

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Cancelled, suspended or deferred dividends cost investors £13.8bn

Research by AJ Bell also found that maintained, increased or restored payments total £10.7bn

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Dividend cuts top £30bn, says Peel Hunt

There are still £29bn in dividend payments due to be made this calendar year

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UK firms walk a dividend tightrope as banks scrap £14bn in payouts

Following varying degrees of encouragement and compulsion by regulators, banks and insurers have led the way in suspending shareholder payouts — those pressing ahead risk public anger, commentators warn

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