Global dividends fared better than expected in 2020 in the face of severe disruption from the coronavirus pandemic, with a relatively strong fourth quarter keeping total cuts to a 12.2% decline on a headline basis compared to 2019 levels and total pay-outs reaching $1.3trn. Janus Henderson Investors' latest Global Dividend Index report shows that "the worst crisis since World War II" did not send payouts as low as $1.2bn as originally forecasted by the asset manager. Link... To continue reading...