Chinese listed firms’ third-quarter dividend payments lag behind the global average, according to a report by Capital Group, throwing doubt over the effectiveness of Beijing’s ongoing stock market stabilisation plans. In China, dividends only rose 5.3 per cent on a core basis in the third-quarter, compared with global growth of 7.5 per cent, according to the Dividend Watch report released by Capital Group on Wednesday. Globally, 88 per cent of companies in the Capital Group index increased...
Chinese firms’ third-quarter dividend growth lags global average amid market slump
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SCMP - Feed 91By Tim Yuen Lingk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chinese listed firms’ third-quarter dividend payments lag behind the global average, according to a report by Capital Group, throwing doubt over the effectiveness of Beijing’s ongoing stock market stabilisation plans. In China, dividends only rose 5.3 per cent on a core basis in the third-quarter, compared with global growth of 7.5 per cent, according to the Dividend Watch report released by Capital Group on Wednesday. Globally, 88 per cent of companies in the Capital Group index increased...
Key Takeaways
- Chinese firms’ third-quarter dividend growth lags global average amid market slump.
- Globally, 88 per cent of companies in the Capital Group index increased...
- Globally, 88 per cent of companies in the Capital Group index increased...
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