Sherwood Zhang, co-manager of the Matthews China Dividend Fund, finds wide variance among sectors that pay dividends and those that don’t.
Tag: Dividends
China dividends shrink in 2016 on lower profits
Companies in China paid lower dividends in 2016, but Japan and Hong Kong payouts rose, according to a report by Henderson Global Investors.
Managers find yield in Asia dividends
There are still opportunities to earn healthy dividends without sacrificing capital, argue Asian fund managers.
BMO WM likes the dividend theme
Low interest rates and low inflation have brought the dividend theme to prominence this year, said Edmund Yun, executive director and head of investment for Asia.
TOPIX dividends will double by 2018 – Nikko AM
Japanese company profits are performing much better than those in the US or Europe, according to Nikko Asset Management.
Video Interview: Columbia Threadneedle’s Soo Nam Ng
The firm’s head of Asian equities answers three questions about investing for dividends.
Dollar drags dividend index to first annual decline
The strong dollar has pushed global dividends down for the first time in the Henderson Global Dividend Index’s seven-year history.
Japan dividends share buybacks set to rise
The changes in Japan may also fuel the interest of foreign investors seeking income, Simon Webber, lead portfolio manager for global and international equities, wrote in a research note.
Asia dividends are growing even as global payouts dip
The sharp rise in the US dollar put downward pressure on global dividend payouts during the first quarter. Another factor was an outsized payout in Q1 2014: a $26bn special dividend paid by Vodafone, which was not matched in the first quarter in 2015. Source: Henderson. The Henderson Global Dividend Index is a measure of the […]
Dont overlook EM dividends
Roughly 90% of companies represented in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index pay dividends, according to a research note by Capital Group.
