Dividends

Institutions back huge fee rise for Hang Seng board

17 May 2013

Hang Seng Bank's minority shareholders failed to stop a plan to give directors a rise in fees of more than 30 per cent while dividends stay unchanged, after the motion was carried with the...

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HSBC executives cash in shares worth HK$46m

9 Mar 2013

HSBC plans to raise its dividends in the first three quarters this year, but its three top executives are not waiting to reap the full benefit of this move. Chief executive Stuart Gulliver,...

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StanChart raises dividends, cuts back on top bonuses

5 Mar 2013

Standard Chartered lifted its 2012 dividend payout 11 per cent but bonuses paid to top executives slipped amid higher regulatory costs.

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High dividend payout sparks rally in Anta Sports Products shares

26 Feb 2013

Shares of Anta Sports Products rose as much as 4.7 per cent yesterday, driven by the mainland sportswear retailer's plan to pay high dividends despite a sharp fall in profit.

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Stock Watch: Chinese toll companies

17 Dec 2012

In these times of low interest rates and volatile share markets, investors keep coming back to dividend stocks. A near inescapable market logic drives this. Low interest rates make returns on high...

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China Gas pricing change results in extra dividend

29 Nov 2012

China Gas, which has endured in-fighting among top management and a prolonged battle against hostile takeover bids in the past two years, declared its maiden interim dividend since its...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Nokia may scrap investors' dividends as cash rapidly runs out

As Nokia depletes its cash pile amid a prolonged turnaround effort, investors are bracing for something that hasn't happened in decades: no dividends.

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Clear Media may cut bus shelter ads to drive sales

Clear Media, a Hong Kong-listed mainland outdoor media company, yesterday said it may cut the price of bus shelter advertising in the second half because of the unfavourable economic environment...

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Emperor sees stable gains in retail rents

Property investment and development company Emperor International Holdings expects rental income from its retail properties to increase by up to 20 per cent this year, despite slowing growth in...

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CSRC to scrutinise cash positions of listed firms

The mainland's securities regulator is inspecting listed firms to identify those that have not allocated a reasonable amount of cash for dividend payouts.

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Huabao hit by fake-profits claim

Shares in Huabao International Holdings plunged by almost a fifth yesterday.

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