Janus Henderson: Global dividends reach $431.1bn in Q3
88% of companies globally either raised payouts or maintained their level
88% of companies globally either raised payouts or maintained their level
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Volkswagen and Rio Tinto are among the firms Hermes EOS team will be targeting on issues like climate change, board diversity and executive pay ahead of this year’s AGM season.
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Outspoken Aberdeen Asset Management chief Martin Gilbert is rolling up his sleeves to become a non-executive director on the board of mining giant Glencore.
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Shares in mining company Glencore slid by 5.5% to 179.4p on Wednesday morning despite the company’s attempts to reassure investors it has a plan to tackle its large debt pile.
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Reading headlines about both Volkswagen and Glencore this week brought to mind Sergio Leone’s film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – especially given that global financial markets have felt a lot like the Wild West in recent months.
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At first glance, a debt-fuelled, mining behemoth and a little yellow bird have very little in common. But, when the bird in question is a canary, and the behemoth is Glencore, then it might be possible to imagine a comparison.
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Generally speaking, when a company announces plans to cut its dividend, sell assets and raise equity, it is not followed by a 10% spike in its share price.
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The FTSE looked rather red on Wednesday, but two tickers caught the eye: one red and one green.
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