IA warns FTSE companies over dividend cuts and executive pay

Firms must take a long-term view of how they treat their stakeholders

David Brenchley
clock • 3 min read

Companies should not reduce or rebase their dividends "unnecessarily" and reflect any dividend cancellations or changes to employee pay in their executives' pay, the Investment Association (IA) said in an open letter to FTSE 350 firms.

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Industry

Four in ten investors keen on green strategies despite challenging backdrop

Four in ten investors keen on green strategies despite challenging backdrop

Quilter survey

Michael Nelson
clock 23 March 2026 • 2 min read
Nedgroup Investments' Api Jeyarajah: Product innovation's dirty secret

Nedgroup Investments' Api Jeyarajah: Product innovation's dirty secret

‘A problem waiting to explode’

Api Jeyarajah
clock 19 March 2026 • 5 min read
Deep Dive: Increased demand for personalisation masks value concerns

Deep Dive: Increased demand for personalisation masks value concerns

Fee pressure remains ‘intense’

Michael Nelson
clock 13 March 2026 • 3 min read
Trustpilot