Original article by Vesna Poljak
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 & 27 : 4-Sep-14

Credit Suisse estimates that companies in the S&P/ASX 200 announced $A67.8bn worth of dividends in 2013-14, compared with $A61.3bn in the previous financial year. Hasan Tevfik of Credit Suisse notes that some companies are allowing shareholders to receive shares via dividend reinvestment plans rather than be paid in cash. He adds that capital expenditure is also being adversely affected by increased dividend payouts

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