China firms boost shareholder returns via dividends and buybacks – The Business Times

China firms boost shareholder returns via dividends and buybacks – The Business Times

CHINESE firms are attracting investors with increased dividends and buybacks, spurred by a policy push for corporate governance reforms in a bleak and uncertain economic environment. Beijing’s encouragement of these reforms alongside directives to pension funds and mutual funds to increase investments in domestic stocks are also forcing corporations to distribute dividends and deliver stable…

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