UK dividends jump five per cent in first quarter as airlines bounce back Dividends UK dividends grew by 4.9 per cent in the first three months of 2024, reaching £15.6bn thanks to one-off special dividends.
Global share buybacks drop despite dividend spike INVESTMENT Global share buybacks dipped by 14 per cent last year to $1.1 trillion (£880bn) despite record dividend issuance from global companies.
Flush FTSE 100 giant Astrazeneca to give more back to shareholders with dividend hike pharma AstraZeneca will increase its annual dividend for the year by $0.20 (16p) to $3.10 (£2.47) per share
Bumper buybacks and ‘attractive’ dividends boost UK’s world-leading shareholder yield March 25, 2024 UK fund managers are seeing a "material boost" from bumper share buybacks, according to broker Hargreaves Lansdown, as investor returns rebound from a pandemic slump.