Global dividends reach $1.3trn in 2020 despite Covid cuts

Janus Henderson's latest Global Dividend Index

Mike Sheen
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Global dividends fared better than expected in 2020 in the face of severe disruption from the coronavirus pandemic, with a relatively strong fourth quarter keeping total cuts to a 12.2% decline on a headline basis compared to 2019 levels and total pay-outs reaching $1.3trn.

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