Report warns Britain faces repeat of Carillion collapse because big companies ‘cannibalise’ balance sheets to boost dividends to shareholders By Adam Luck, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 17:23 EDT, 24 July 2021 Britain faces a repeat of the Carillion collapse because big companies have ‘cannibalised’ their balance sheets … Read more
It’s difficult to turn on the television at the moment without seeing a computer-generated image of Albert Einstein sitting in a bath pontificating about the benefits of smart meters. I only mention him because he is pertinent to the subject I am writing about: the power of compound interest, especially in the world of investing. … Read more
Let’s raise a cheer. British businesses are once more paying dividends, after last year’s drought. This week, Tesco affirmed its commitment to investors by holding its dividend at 9.15p a share, giving a 3.94 per cent yield at a time of record low interest rates. Yet investors hoping for a return to the heady days … Read more
Want to pick up some FTSE 250 stocks with promising dividends for your Isa? These 12 shares could be worth a look By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 09:48 BST, 1 April 2021 Mid-sized firms that slashed dividends but are expected to grow them by more than 10 … Read more
Want to pick up some FTSE 250 stocks with promising dividends for your Isa? These 12 shares could be worth a look By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 1 April 2021 Mid-sized firms that slashed dividends but are expected to grow them by more than 10 … Read more
The top 10 dividend stocks in the FTSE 100 revealed… Can they be trusted to deliver for investors as the pandemic (hopefully) starts to subside By Russ Mould For This Is Money Published: 08:01 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 08:01 GMT, 22 February 2021 The investment director of AJ Bell, Russ Mould, explains which FTSE … Read more
Mining giants promised bumper payouts to investors after a surge in commodity prices that has fuelled talk of a new ‘supercycle’. BHP will pay shareholders a record half-year dividend of 72p per share after a rally in iron ore prices helped profits rise 17 per cent to £7billion. It means that the world’s biggest miner … Read more
LAW DEBENTURE: The dividends keep flowing at £773m investment trust By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 Investment trust Law Debenture will soon announce the final quarterly dividend payment to shareholders for its 2020 financial year. Although it refuses to reveal … Read more
Are YOU due a cut of £3bn in lost shares and dividends? By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 23 January 2021 When Julia Martin received a phone call last week about unclaimed shares belonging to her father, it came as a bolt out … Read more
Investors in the leading banks have endured a hair-raising year. At times, Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC have seen their share prices dwindle to under half what they were 12 months ago. But are they now turning a corner? Banks were this month given the green light to restart paying dividends – a huge relief … Read more