MarketsEquity MarketsInvestingPrint articleDividends are only getting betterSarah TurnerPerspective editorFeb 12, 2021 – 4.01pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginCompanies are setting the scene for improved dividends when the August earnings season rolls around, and until then, it’s the miners that are leading the way in ramping up shareholder returns while the rest of the ASX bides its time.The week’s dividend highlight was Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s stronger than expected $1.50 a share payout, while Telstra maintained its dividend at a flat 8¢ a share. Mineral Resources and Newcrest Mining announced hefty dividend increases, up 335 per cent to $1, and 100 per cent to US15¢, respectively.Loading...Sarah Turner was Perspective editor at The Australian Financial Review.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreInvestingSharesEarnings seasonLatest In Equity marketsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In MarketsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineWhat lurks beneath the stand-off over Sydney’s $750m new fish marketPrimrose RiordanWhy these Australian wines are at risk of extinctionHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onBOSS Financial ReviewHow this CEO wrote a report while cooking noodlesHannah TattersallHow execs slay the horror ‘sandwich’ of work, kids and ageing parentsHow these brothers turned a side hustle into $100mLife & LeisureArchitects are turning to the past to design the buildings of the futureRobert BevanIs this going to revolutionise the Friday night takeaway?Level up with a gold-accented ceramic watch and boho Hermès wedgesRich ListMike Cannon-Brookes loses two executives from private office GrokPrimrose RiordanShuffle follows Stake into the gutterToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fire
