Global dividends are poised to exceed pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year, which is earlier than analysts had expected, buoyed by mining companies benefiting from a commodities boom.
Shareholder payouts in the third quarter were just 2 per cent below their early 2020 record level, according to fund manager Janus Henderson’s latest dividends index.
Dividends are a source of income for pension funds, charities and foundations across the world. Many companies were forced to cut or suspend their payments to shareholders in the early days of