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The Sustainability Dividend: A Primer on Sustainability ROI

Harvard Corporate Governance

on Saturday, January 4, 2025 Editor's Note: Matteo Tonello is the Head of Benchmarking and Analytics at The Conference Board, Inc. Posted by Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, Inc., This post is based on a Conference Board memorandum by Mr. Tonello, Nathalie Risse , and Anuj Saush.

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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

It is the end of the first full week in 2025, and my data update for the year is now up and running, and I plan to use this post to describe my data sample, my processes for computing industry statistics and the links to finding them. Dividends and Potential Dividends (FCFE) 1. Dividend yield & payout 3. Buybacks 2.

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Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2025

Global Finance

However, there was variation in individual IFIs performances; and many winners of Global Finances Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2025 achieved growth and profitability beyond their peers. Kuwait Finance House (KFH) won as the World’s Best Islamic Financial Institution for 2025. of assets and 7.7% of deposits.

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Data Update 9 for 2025: Dividends and Buybacks - Inertia and Me-tooism!

Musings on Markets

In my ninth (and last) data post for 2025, I look at cash returned by businesses across the world, looking at both the magnitude and the form of that return. I also look at a clear and discernible shift away from dividends to stock buybacks, especially in the US, and examine both good and bad reasons for this shift.

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Noble Corporation To Acquire Diamond Offshore Drilling In $15.52/Share Deal; Enhances Dividend Payouts By 25%

Benzinga

The transaction expected to close by the first quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. Dividend Boost : Additionally, Noble’s Board of Directors has approved a 25% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.50 Once the deal is completed, Diamond shareholders will hold approximately 14.5%

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Data Update 6 for 2025: From Macro to Micro - The Hurdle Rate Question!

Musings on Markets

In this context, the cost of capital become a measure of the cost of funding a business: In dividend decision s, i.e., the decisions of how much cash to return to owners and in what form (dividends or buybacks), the cost of capital is a divining rod.

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Tanzania: East Africa’s New Powerhouse

Global Finance

in 2024 and 6% in 2025. As long as foreign companies fulfill all tax obligations and issue a dividend notice, they can repatriate profits without any penalty. However, there are pockets of risk, including a high public debt, a foreign currency shortage, and jitters over the coming 2025 presidential election. Tanzania office.

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