Bank Dividend Reprieve Comes With Warning in South Africa
Bank Dividend Reprieve Comes With Warning in South Africa Bloomberg 2/22/2021 Roxanne Henderson (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s banking regulator eased guidance to lenders that they shouldn’t pay dividends and executive bonuses -- though warned that protecting cash reserves must still take priority amid ongoing uncertainty from the Covid-19 pandemic. Popular Searches Where boards approve such payouts, they should be “prudent and commensurate with the assessment of current conditions and potential future uncertainty,” Prudential Authority Chief Executive Officer Kuben N...