Reinsurer announces plan to return €4.6bn to shareholders
Dutch group promises €1.5bn share buyback programme over next two years
Japan’s Meiji Yasuda to also acquire 5% stake in UK insurer
Bank beats forecasts with fourth-quarter net profit of $770mn
Regular payouts dip 0.4% in 2024 as London market follows US in repurchasing shares
FTSE groups adopt practice criticised by lawmakers although research suggests it could lift long-term stock prices
German power producer was already under pressure from shareholders to lift returns
Passenger demand in key transatlantic routes and within Europe boosts earnings
Energy major committed to another $3.5bn in share buybacks after quarterly profits beat market expectations
Energy group pledges to review share buyback plan in February after latest $1.75bn repurchase
Georges Elhedery embarks on sweeping overhaul of lender as part of cost-cutting drive
German lender posts record third-quarter profits but tells investors to brace again for credit risks
Policymakers push companies to return cash to shareholders as they try to revive flagging stock market
No one wants to end up paying more for a poorer-quality company
German lender puts ‘everything under review’ after Italian rival builds 9% stake
Changes to disclosure rules on share buybacks would make a big difference to returns
Japanese conglomerate says it will repurchase up to 6.8% of its shares, weeks after activist investor Elliott rebuilt stake
Frankfurt-based lender seeks €600mn payout despite ‘burdens’ in Poland and Russia
Oil major announces expansion plans and pledges to sustain pace of share buybacks
Banks said they would return excess capital to shareholders after Fed concluded they could withstand a severe downturn
Shares rise as UK insurer pledges to return capital to shareholders by 2026
Chair and chief vow to balance repurchases with investments to keep up with new developments in artificial intelligence
The US bank is right to be cautious about increasing buybacks
‘In my father’s view a portfolio should be like a garden — a real garden, not a show garden’
UK grocer reports higher earnings and announces £1bn share buyback
