How investor pressure leads to higher dividend payouts
| Main author: | Driver, Ciaran |
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| Other authors: | Grosman, AnnaScaramozzino, Pasquale |
| Format: | Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs |
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eprints-32629 |
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eprints |
| institution |
SOAS, University of London |
| collection |
SOAS Research Online |
| language |
English |
| language_search |
English |
| topic |
HG Finance H Social Sciences |
| description |
The dividends in the UK companies have been on the rise, despite uncertain economic outlook due to COVID-19, pension deficits and irrespective of whether the companies have been making profits. This column analyses the reasons for such a dramatic increase in dividend payouts. We attribute it to pressure from investors in three fundamental ways: the threat of takeovers, shareholder value-oriented corporate governance practices measured by director independence and board equity incentives, and short-term trading and institutional ownership patterns. |
| format |
Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs |
| author |
Driver, Ciaran |
| author_facet |
Driver, Ciaran Grosman, Anna Scaramozzino, Pasquale |
| authorStr |
Driver, Ciaran |
| author_letter |
Driver, Ciaran |
| author2 |
Grosman, Anna Scaramozzino, Pasquale |
| author2Str |
Grosman, Anna Scaramozzino, Pasquale |
| title |
How investor pressure leads to higher dividend payouts |
| publishDate |
2020 |
| url |
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/32629/
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