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Listed Firms’ Interim Dividend Payouts Slightly Up in 2019

Listed Firms’ Interim Dividend Payouts Slightly Up in 2019

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Interim or quarterly dividend payments by South Korea’s listed firms grew slightly from a year earlier this year largely helped by massive payouts by market kingpin Samsung Electronics, data showed Sunday. As of last week, 58 listed companies have paid a combined 9.32 trillion won (US$7.95 billion) in interim [...]

CUHK Business School Research Reveals How Labour Power Shapes Corporate Payout Policy

CUHK Business School Research Reveals How Labour Power Shapes Corporate Payout Policy

HONG KONG, CHINA, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows work forces trying to limit dividends are most successful in nations with broader collective bargaining and effective labour law enforcement. Existing research shows that corporate payout policies are greatly influenced by the legal protection of shareholders and creditors. Yet in the past, less attention has [...]

Navigators Announces Revised Dates for Second Quarter 2019 Dividend

Navigators Announces Revised Dates for Second Quarter 2019 Dividend

STAMFORD, Conn., May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) announced today that it has revised the record and payment dates for the previously announced second quarter dividend to more closely align these dates with past practice.  A cash dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock will therefore be payable on June 24, 2019 to the [...]

Navigators Announces Second Quarter 2019 Dividend

Navigators Announces Second Quarter 2019 Dividend

STAMFORD, Conn., May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2019. The dividend will be payable on June 4, 2019 to the Company’s stockholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2019. [...]

Foreign Shareholders Take Nearly Half of Cash Dividends in 2017

Foreign Shareholders Take Nearly Half of Cash Dividends in 2017

SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of cash dividends from South Korean conglomerates last year went to foreign shareholders, with Samsung Electronics leading the pack, data from the financial regulator showed Wednesday. The top 30 listed firms in terms of market cap paid 17.39 trillion won (US$16.13 billion) in cash dividends in 2017, [...]

Nasdaq Announces 16% Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.44 Per Share

Nasdaq Announces 16% Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.44 Per Share

NEW YORK, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share on the company’s outstanding common stock, an increase of 16% from the $0.38 per share quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on June 29, 2018 to shareowners of record at [...]