Four out of UK’s five biggest banks fought to maintain dividends against wishes of Bank of England

The dividend battle: Four out of five of the UK’s biggest banks fought to maintain payouts as the Bank of England pushed for a cut By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 3 April 2020 Four out of the UK’s five biggest banks fought to … Read more

Banks suspend dividends to save money for coronavirus…

Banks bow to pressure and axe billions of pounds of dividends to save money for coronavirus fight Britain’s biggest banks are to stop paying dividends during the coronavirus crisis Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest said yesterday shareholders would not get payouts Move comes after string of firms axed dividends to save money to fight the virus Coronavirus … Read more

Dividends are vanishing, but you CAN protect your pension

Pensioners who rely on dividend payments from investments face a hefty loss of income this year as companies slash and delay payments.  Following the closure of millions of businesses due to the coronavirus, many firms are looking to do all they can to hang on to cash reserves to help them through the difficult time … Read more

UK’s biggest banks face pressure to axe dividends to help businesses during coronavirus crisis

The UK’s biggest banks are facing pressure to cancel or delay big dividend payouts to investors to make sure they have the resources to keep struggling business afloat during the coronavirus crisis. Britain’s biggest banks – Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered – are due to pay out £15.3billion in dividends, a figure which … Read more

UK’s biggest banks face pressure to axe dividends to help businesses during coronavirus crisis

UK’s biggest banks face pressure to axe dividends to ensure they can help struggling businesses weather the coronavirus crisis Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered are due to pay out £15.3bn Half of that money is due to investors in the coming weeks  But they are facing calls to cancel or delay payouts so … Read more

UK’s largest banks urged to cut bonuses and dividends

Pressure growing on UK’s largest banks to cut bosses’ bonuses and shareholder payouts to preserve cash in face of growing coronavirus crisis By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 Pressure is growing on the UK’s largest banks to cut bosses’ bonuses and … Read more

Banks warned: Axe bonuses and dividends

Axe bonuses and dividends, banks warned amid claims they are ripping off desperate borrowers By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 Banks are coming under pressure to cut their bosses’ multimillion-pound pay packages and dividends amid claims they are ripping off desperate … Read more

MARKET REPORT: £4bn of dividends are axed or delayed by virus fears 

During a rocky period on the stock market, investors would usually take solace in a guaranteed stream of dividend payments.  But the coronavirus pandemic has required companies to take desperate – and at times unprecedented – measures to protect their finances.  A staggering £4.2billion of dividends have been axed or deferred so far this month, … Read more

Persimmon starts ‘orderly shutdown’ of its construction sites and axes one of its dividends

Persimmon starts ‘orderly shutdown’ of its construction sites, bans most face-to-face meetings with homeowners and axes a dividend Housebuilder warns it faces a ‘material slowdown’ in new sales Interim dividend for shareholders in axed, but final dividend is postponed Sales sites shut from Thursday and face-to-face contact with customers cut  By Jane Denton For Thisismoney … Read more

Investment trusts set to prove resilient as dividends come under pressure 

Investment trusts set to prove resilient as dividends come under pressure  20 British companies have said they are cutting dividends or suspending them But some investment trusts with an income bent should prove more dividend-resilient because of the income reserves they have squirreled away  By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:04 GMT, … Read more