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Global dividends rise sharply in 1Q; forecast for 2017 upgraded

Samantha Chiew Published on Wed, Jun 07, 2017 / 12:44 PM GMT+8

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SINGAPORE (June 7): Global dividends rose to US$218.7 billion ($302 billion) in the first quarter, expanding at an underlying rate of 5.4% year-on-year, according to the latest Global Dividend Index from Janus Henderson.

“This was the fastest underlying increase since late 2015 and reflected the speedy transmission into company profits of an accelerating global economy,” says the asset manager.

Dividend growth was strong across most industries and in every region of the world, except Europe, where too few companies make payments in 1Q to discern a trend.