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.
Chasing dividends? The data suggests the best place to look is the banks Dividends Global dividends rose five per cent last year to a record $1.66trn (£1.3trn), with almost half of the growth coming from banks.