Global dividends hit record high of £301bn in Q3

Surge in shareholder payouts has been driven by mining companies

Pedro Gonçalves
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Firms paid shareholders £301bn in dividends in the third quarter of the year, the highest total ever recorded for the three months to September, according to Janus Henderson.

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