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Can High ESG Ratings Help Sustain Dividend Growth?

Harvard Corporate Governance

One possible source of returns in this environment could be dividends, particularly from those companies able to grow their dividends despite the prevailing macroeconomic headwinds. Companies with dividend growth that keeps pace with inflation could potentially be favored by investors. more…).

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Director-Shareholder Engagement: Getting It Right

Harvard Corporate Governance

When done right, director-shareholder engagement can pay dividends for both the investor and the company. In PwC’s 2021 Annual Corporate Directors Survey, more than half (53%) of directors say that board members (other than the CEO) engaged directly with the company’s shareholders during the prior year.

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Share Buybacks and Executive Compensation: Assessing Key Criticisms

Harvard Corporate Governance

Key Takeaways While most S&P 500 companies conducting buybacks in 2018–2021 did not adjust performance goals or incentive awards to account for the lower share count post buyback, those conducting the largest buybacks tend to adjust goals or incentive awards to offset for the impact. trillion in 2022”. [1]

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Is Radiant Opto-Electronics an Undervalued Dividend Play?

Andrew Stolz

Massive dividend yield secured by strong cash generation. In July 2021, the stock price faced a sharp drop by more than 30%. Cash machine ensures consistent massive dividend yield. It consistently delivered strong FCFF that were more than sufficient to cover high dividends. Download the full report as a PDF.

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Tech Co. Wants Suit Over $500M Dividend Pause Thrown Out

Law 360 M&A

told a Delaware vice chancellor Thursday that liability protections in Maxim Integrated Products' bylaws shield directors from a suit claiming they failed to pursue $500 million in dividends held back from the deal price for an evaporated tax risk in a $21 billion merger with ADI in 2021. An attorney for Analog Devices Inc.

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Data Update 2 for 2022: US Stocks kept winning in 2021, but…

Musings on Markets

Leading into 2021, the big questions facing investors were about how quickly economies would recover from COVID, with the assumption that the virus would fade during the year, and the pressures that the resulting growth would put on inflation.

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Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter 2023; Declares 16 Cent Dividend

Benzinga

Net Interest and Dividend Income Tax equivalent net interest income of $11.3 See SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION – Net Interest and Dividend Income on page 9 of this release for additional details. million, were partially offset by common stock dividends paid of $0.9 Non-Interest Income Non-interest income of $2.7