dividends

Lloyds has announced an interim dividend payment of 0.75p per share in its half year results, but the banking giant said it would also consider special dividends in the future.

Barclays helped boost the FTSE 100 today after chairman John McFarlane announced increased profits and a strict cost-cutting exercise in the interim company's results.

Tesco shares have bounced after the supermarket reported Q1 results it said are a "step in the right direction" ahead of a landmark AGM later today.

Scott McKenzie, investment director and manager of the Saracen UK Income fund, says the largest dividend payers in the UK market currently offer limited potential for growth, particularly as the strong dollar is masking inherent weaknesses in many business...

Evenlode Income manager Hugh Yarrow identifies ten stocks he expects to product long-term sustainable dividend growth.

David Cameron plans to offer up to £4bn worth of Lloyds shares to retail investors if the Conservatives win the general election.

Headline dividends more than halved in the first quarter of 2015, according to Capita, although it has revised up its annual forecast.

FTSE 350 companies will pay out £86.3bn in dividends this financial year, while oil majors should be able to maintain payouts despite tough trading conditions, according to Markit.

Some of the biggest banks in the US have been given the green light to pay their largest dividends since the financial crisis, following the Federal Reserve's 'stress test'.

Alliance Trust has cut its ongoing charges figure (OCF) by 20% as part of its focus on cost-cutting.