Dividends hit again in Q3 as one-third of companies cut payouts

Some companies have resumed payments after earlier cuts

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Total global dividends fell by more than 14% in the third quarter of 2020 as a third of companies cancelled their payouts, according to Janus Henderson Investors' latest Global Dividend Index report.

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