dividends

First year of growth since 2018

Payouts fell by 44% in 2020

Lowest Q3 payout since 2010

Dividend payments now expected to fall for two consecutive years

Fund managers see 'signs of a tentative recovery'

Worst quarterly performance in Q3 for three years for UK dividends

Payments from listed companies hit $513.8bn in Q2

Interim dividend payments on the rise

Janus Henderson Global Dividend index

Peter Elston highlights why looking beyond larger companies for yield and so also favouring listed mid-sized players can - and likely will - pay dividends for income-seeking investors