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We help clients progress in a challenging financial world with confidence.

By Jai Baker, Head of Industry, Link Market Services

In early 2019, EQS Group and Company Matters (part of Link Group) undertook a survey to understand how companies are implementing the Market Abuse Regulation (‘MAR’).

Our investor relations specialists, Orient Capital, are in a unique position to understand share ownership data.

During 2020, we again analysed the voting results of our client General Meetings (GMs) in the UK and Ireland.

Was the worst recession in 300 years as bad for investors as it could have been? Find out from our market experts.

How we scale and flex to help our clients, large and small.

We kicked off the summer by inviting the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to host three Ahead events across our Leeds and London offices to discuss the changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code with our community of governance professionals.

Link Group report shows dramatic rebound in UK dividends in 2021, but the pace of recovery is set to slow in 2022.

AIM dividends rebounding strongly after proving relatively resilient through the pandemic

UK dividends stage dramatic bounce-back in Q2, though the road to full recovery is still a long one

Investment trusts beat the global dividend drought in 2020 with record payouts, thanks to huge reserves

UK dividends halve in Q3, but the green shoots of recovery are beginning to show

AIM dividends set to fall by at least a third in 2020 following a record 2019 as COVID-19 crisis bites into company profits

UK dividends plunged by 57% in Q2 and will fall by at least two fifths in 2020

UK plc earnings in steep decline, even before Covid-19 recession begins.

Company Matters, our secretarial team, launched their first report exploring diversity within the boards of AIM and FTSE small cap companies.

Find out how D.F. King can help.

UK dividends soared to new record in 2019, but 2020 is set for declines

Cracks begin to appear after years of growth for UK dividends

UK dividends soar to all time high, but the underlying picture weakens markedly

UK dividends leap to a first quarter record

COVID-19 slashed UK dividends by two fifths in 2020 to levels last seen in 2011, as outlook for 2021 darkens

It’s clear diversity rates and reporting are still not good enough, but what can be done about it?

In the first of Orient Capital’s Insight interviews, we hear from two renowned players in the Italian corporate markets space.

Q1 dividends fall at slowest rate in a year as bounce-back begins

Investment trust dividends fall for the first time in a decade but have outperformed the wider market by a mile through the pandemic

In the third of Orient Capital's Insight interviews, we hear from Marina Zakharova de Calero, founder of IROs Coffee Breaks. Find out what this issues expert says about the evolution of ESG and how consumers, investors and societal pressures are pushing things forwards.

Companies held more accountable by shareholders despite AGM participation levels falling

In the second of Orient Capital’s Insight interviews, we move from Italy to Switzerland, to bring you the wisdom and insights of two key players in the Swiss corporate markets space.

UK dividends roar back to life in Q3 spurred on by unprecedented mining boom

In the fourth of Orient Capital’s Insight interviews, we move from the UK to our first interview in Australia. This edition offers a fascinating topical discussion with Jill Campbell, Group General Manager Investor Relations at ANZ, who provide banking and financial products and services to over 8.5 million retail and business customers, and operate across 33 markets.

Surging oil and mining payouts drive UK plc dividend upgrade for 2022

Alternative investments drive investment trust dividends to a new record

UK Dividends soar in Q2 as the pound flounders

AIM dividends rebound strongly from pandemic

Q3 payouts shrug off lower mining payouts as banking dividends surge

A year of healthy pushback in a time of crisis

Link Group is launching Retirement Solutions in the UK, bringing 20 years of experience from the Australian market as the leading Superannuation Solutions Provider.

Congratulations to Expat Asset Management following the admission to trading in London of the Expat Bulgaria SOFIX UCITS ETF

The London Borough of Sutton has priced a debut £250 million bond with a 35-year final maturity and a coupon of 1.732%.

London and Rome, 22 December 2020

Company Matters becomes Diligent’s first accredited service partner

FTSE Small Cap 100 and AIM companies make little progress on diversity.

JIS seals deal with Global investor relations firm Orient Capital as it celebrates its first anniversary

We are consistently ranked number-one Agent on Liability Management transactions, both by value and number of deals.

We help our international clients gain the full benefits of being a London-quoted company.

We are one of the UK’s largest providers of company secretarial services.

We can help you implement IFRS 16 in a cost-effective way.

We can support you before, during and after your IPO.

We can help you implement an involved and proactive approach to managing investor relations programmes.

We offer industry-leading shareholder services through Link Market Services.

D.F. King is one of the world’s oldest and leading firms in the field of proxy solicitation, governance advisory, M&A, activist defence.

We provide a comprehensive and efficient way for your shareholders, executives and employees to buy and sell shares at real-time market prices.

We can help you implement employee and bespoke executive share plans that best suit your values, culture and strategy.

We deliver shareholder services for companies and funds listed on London’s Main or AIM markets, the Irish Stock Exchange, the International Stock Exchange and may others around the world.

Link Treasury Services: the best resourced and most experienced treasury management advisor in the UK.

Equipping treasury functions with derivatives capability to optimise risk management