Dividendes mondiaux : 1.200 milliards de dollars en 2015

Global dividends reached a new record in 2014, but a surging US dollar clouds the horizon 16/02/2015 Global dividends soared 10.5% to $1.167 trillion in 2014, a new record, according to the latest Global Dividend Index from Henderson Global Investors. Underlying growth, was still robust at 8.8%, even with generous special dividends, exchange rate movements and other factors stripped out. The level of the HGDI reached 159.9 at the end of 2014, meaning that dividends have grown almost 60% in just five years. Key highlights Global dividends reached $1.167 trillion in 2014, a new record The Henderson Global Dividend Index reached 159.9, meaning dividends have grown nearly 60% since 2009 The US remains the main driver of world dividend growth, adding more than the annual contribution from Japan However a weak Q4 saw dividends fall 1% headline due to a surging US dollar 2015 dividends now estimated at $1.176 trillion– a reduced forecast owing to US dollar and lower oil pricing Source: Henderson Global Investors as at 31 December 2014 Growth slowed sharply at the end of the year, however, as the US dollar surged against every global currency except the Swiss franc. The rise in the dollar was enough to knock $10.9bn off Q4 dividends as a result of the value of income paid around the world translating at a lower exchange rate. This meant the 2014 total payout was just shy of Henderson’s forecast for the year.