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How are divídenos paid

Paid from company profits after corporation tax


Not all profits go to dividend some kept for investments= dividends vary

Dividend for ordinary and preference shares

Ordinary share dividends vary


Preference share dividends fixed

Which shares gets paid first on liquidation

Preference shares

Best stock indices to track performance

FTSE all share index


S&P 500

Nikkei 225

Japan

Heng seng

Hong kong

Straits times index

Singapore

Xetra dax index

Germany

CAC40

France

Uk indicies

FTSE100


FTSE all share 98% market

Straits times index

Singapore

Xetra dax index

Germany

CAC40

France

Uk indicies

FTSE100


FTSE all share 98% market

USA indicies

Dow Jones industrial average(DJIA) - 30 stock 25% US equity market not suitable to track performance


NASDAQ composite - technology companies


S&P 500- wider view good to compare performance

Equities taxation

Dividends-income tax


Gains-CGT

What allowance can you have if dividends main source of income

12,500 personal allowance


+


2,000 dividend allowance


=


£14,500

Equities features

Rise income and capital long term


Shorter = insecure

Describe the two markets

Primary market- float (sell) shares 1st time to raise money for businesses


Secondary market- trade shares

Initial public offering

Float shares approved by uk listing authority (UKLA)

Who can’t go on stock exchange

Small new businesses list on AIM


Alternative investment market

Who can’t go on stock exchange

Small new businesses list on AIM


Alternative investment market

Trade costs

Broker commission (flat or %of trade value)


SDRT 0.5% (not for AIM)


Levy of £1 on trades over £10,000 (PTM)

Who can’t go on stock exchange

Small new businesses list on AIM


Alternative investment market

Trade costs

Broker commission (flat or %of trade value)


SDRT 0.5% (not for AIM)


Levy of £1 on trades over £10,000 (PTM)

PTM

Panel of takeovers and mergers

Link between performance and interest rates

Perform bad- slow economic growth = rising interest rates


Perform good- good economic growth =falling interest rates

Two main classes of shares

Ordinary and preference shares

Features of preference shares

Less risky than ordinary shares


Less risky- less profitable


Issued by financial institutions


Fixed dividends- NOT guaranteed

5 preference shares

Non cumulative


Cumulative


Participating


Redeemable


Convertible

Non cumulative preference shares

Fixed dividend - not paid right is lost

Cumulative preference shares

Dividend not paid carried forward and has to be paid before next year dividends and ordinary shares dividends

Participating preference shares

Fixed dividend and holder can participate in the profits of the company and receive additional dividend which is a portion of the ordinary share dividends

Non cumulative preference shares

Fixed dividend - not paid right is lost

Cumulative preference shares

Dividend not paid carried forward and has to be paid before next year dividends and ordinary shares dividends

Participating preference shares

Fixed dividend and holder can participate in the profits of the company and receive additional dividend which is a portion of the ordinary share dividends

Convertible preference shares

Convert to ordinary shares


Track ordinary share prices so that the ordinary share value are not greater than preference shares making conversion valuable

What shares are rare on LSE

Deferred shares and non-voting shares

What shares are rare on LSE

Deferred shares and non-voting shares

Ordinary shares

£1 shares


NOT REEDEMABLE

Ordinary share payment on liquidation

After preference share and debt payments, residual value shared

Other types ordinary shares

Redeemable (B shares)


‘A’ ordinary shares


Deferred shares

Other types ordinary shares

Redeemable (B shares)


‘A’ ordinary shares


Deferred shares

B shares

REEDEMABLE shares- returns capital to shareholders

A ordinary shares

Non voting

Other types ordinary shares

Redeemable (B shares)


‘A’ ordinary shares


Deferred shares

B shares

REEDEMABLE shares- returns capital to shareholders

A ordinary shares

Non voting

Deferred shares

Dividend deferred for years