Today HSBC, plays out its first dividend, since the dividend was suspended due to Covid19 in April 2020.
It is paying out $0.15 or 10.7923p a share.
The total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is 20,423,842,747
Thus:-
20,423,842,747 x £0.107923 = £2,204,202,380.784481
That is £2.204 Billion.
In the 20th century, the United States of America endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.
Just over 20 years later, today the Dow is now at over 31,000 points.
Another month, guess what, take a lucky guess, it is the same old story, HM Government, spends more money than it receives via taxes and duties.
Now we are in a Covid 19 world. UK’s HM Government needs to fund many new demands. [www.dmo.gov.uk]
Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market In March 2021 , the HM Government had to borrow money to meet the difference between tax revenues and public sector expenditure. The term for this is The PSNCR: The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. There were “only” 10 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office to raise cash for HM Treasury:-
24-Mar-2021 0 1/8% Index-Linked Treasury Gilt 2056 3 months 357.2500 Million
23-Mar-2021 1¾% Treasury Gilt 2049 2,250.0000 Million
17-Mar-2021 0 5/8% Treasury Gilt 2035 2,500.0000 Million
16-Mar-2021 0 1/8% Treasury Gilt 2024 4,375.0000 Million
16-Mar-2021 1 5/8% Treasury Gilt 2054 1,633.0000 Million
10-Mar-2021 0 1/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2031 3 months 878.9750 Million
09-Mar-2021 1¼ % Treasury Gilt 2041 2,812.5000 Million
04-Mar-2021 0¼% Treasury Gilt 2031 3,437.5000 Million
02-Mar-2021 0 3/8% Treasury Gilt 2026 3,147.3510 Million
02-Mar-2021 0½% Treasury Gilt 2061 1,562.4990 Million
Thus:-
357.2500 Million + 2,250.0000 Million + 2,500.0000 Million + 4,375.0000 Million + 1,633.0000 Million + 878.9750 Million + 2,812.5000 Million + 3,437.5000 Million + 3,147.3510 Million + 1,562.4990 Million = 22,954.075 Million
22,954.075 Million = £22.954 Billion
On another way of looking at it, is in the 31 days in March 2021, HM Government borrowed:£740.45403225806451612903225806452 Million each day for the 31 days. We are fortunate, while the global banking and financial markets still has the confidence in HM Government to buy the Gilts (Lend money to the UK), the budget deficit keeps rising. What is also alarming, is the dates these bond mature from 2024 through to 2061. All long term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together…“
The Legal & General Future World Multi-Index 5 is a multi-asset index fund from Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM)
The fund provides exposure to a welldiversified range of index tracker funds and individual investments,
within a pre-determined risk profile, while integrating environmental, social and corporate governance factors.
The TOP 10 HOLDINGS (%)
L&G Future World ESG Developed Index Fund 27.3% of the fund
L&G FW ESG UK Equity Index Fund 12.0% of the fund
L&G UK ESG Corporate Bonds ETF 9.0% of the fund
L&G Global Emerging Markets Index Fund 5.0% of the fund
L&G Japan Index Trust 4.3% of the fund
L&G European Index Trust 4.0% of the fund
L&G Global Infrastructure Index Fund 4.0% of the fund
L&G Future World Global Credit Fund 3.5% of the fund
L&G ESG Eemerging Markets Government Bond (USD) Index Fund 3.5% of the fund
L&G Pacific Index Trust 3.0% of the fund
The Legal & General Future World Multi-Index 4 Fund is a multi-asset index fund from Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM).
The fund invests in a risk-profile targeted range of index tracker funds and individual investments including property. Typically has higher exposure to bonds than to shares in companies, relative to other funds in the Multi-Index Fund range.
The TOP 10 HOLDINGS (%)
L&G Future World ESG Developed Index Fund 17.8% of the fund
L&G UK ESG Corporate Bonds ETF 11.0% of the fund
L&G FW ESG UK Equity Index Fund 9.3% of the fund
L&G Future World Global Credit Fund 5.0% of the fund
Cash 4.5% of the fund
L&G Japan Index Trust 4.0% of the fund
L&G Global Infrastructure Index Fund 4.0% of the fund
L&G ESG Emerging Markets Government Bond (USD) Index Fund 4.0% of the fund
L&G Global Inflation Linked Bond Index Fund 3.5% of the fund
L&G Short Dated Sterling Corporate Bond Index Fund 3.0% of the fund
The Legal & General Future World Multi-Index 3 Fund is a multi-asset index fund from Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM)
The Future World philosophy encapsulates how we identify long term themes and opportunities, while managing the risks of a changing world. LGIM use our scale and influence within the market to propel positive change on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, at the same time as seeking to achieve financial success
https://fundcentres.lgim.com/uk/en/fund-centre/Unit-Trust/Future-World-Multi-Index-3-Fund/
The find provides exposure to a well diversified range of index tracker
funds and individual investments, within a pre-determined risk profile,
while integrating environmental, social and corporate governance factors
TOP 10 HOLDINGS (%) are:-
L&G UK ESG Corporate Bonds ETF 14.0% of the fund
Cash 11.8% of the fund
L&G Future World ESG Developed Index Fund 11.3% of the fund
L&G Global Inflation Linked Bond Index Fund 9.3% of the fund
L&G Future World Global Credit Fund 7.0% of the fund
L&G High Income Trust 5.0% of the fund
L&G FW ESG UK Equity Index Fund 5.0% of the fund
L&G All Stocks Gilt Index Trust 4.8% of the fund
LEGAL & GENERAL UT GLOBAL REAL ESTATE DIVIDEND 3.5% of the fund
L&G Global Infrastructure Index Fu
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc is a newly established, externally managed investment trust which will invest in a range of digital infrastructure assets which deliver a reliable, functioning internet.
“Digital infrastructure” refers to the critical infrastructure required for the internet to operate and, essentially, refers to everything from fibre networks that connect continents, businesses and homes (the very “backbone” of the internet), to the data centres that organisations use to house their critical networks of computer and storage resources, and to the towers and small cells that carry data traffic wirelessly to the end user
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (DGI9) is a newly established, externally managed investment trust. It will invest in a range of digital infrastructure assets which deliver a reliable, functioning internet. The portfolio will comprise future proofed, non-legacy, scalable platforms and technologies including (but not limited to) subsea fibre, data centres, terrestrial fibre, tower infrastructure and small cell networks (including 5G). DGI9 will focus, primarily, on digital infrastructure investments which are operational and with an existing customer base.
Following the completion of the offer, DGI9 will acquire Aqua Comms, a platform owning and operating some 14,300km of the most reliable and resilient trans-Atlantic sub-sea fibre systems – the very “backbone” of the internet.
DGI9’s investment manager is Triple Point Investment Management LLP, an experienced manager with over £1.8 billion of private, institutional, and public capital and has extensive experience in asset and project finance, portfolio management and structured investments
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/DGI9/digital-9-infrastructure-plc/company-page
DGI9’s shares started trading on the London Stock Exchange on Wed 31st March 2021, after which it will complete the acquisition of Aqua Comms, which owns and operates America Europe Connect-1 (AEC-1), America Europe Connect-2 (AEC-2), and CeltixConnect-1 (CC-1), which run between key hubs in the US and Europe (UK, Ireland, Scandinavia). DGI9 aims to build a portfolio of companies primarily related (but not limited) to subsea fibre, data centres, terrestrial fibre, tower infrastructure and small cell networks (including 5G). Its primary focus will be digital infrastructure investments that are already operational and with an existing customer base.
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On Wednesday 31st March, HICL Infrastructure paid out is latest quarterly dividend.
2.06p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/HICL/total-voting-rights/14635932
The total issued share capital with voting rights is 1,936,813,501.
Thus:-
1,936,813,501 x £0.0206 = £39,898,358.1206
That is £39m
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/HICL/hicl-infrastructure-plc/company-page
The UK’s largest money manager, Legal and General announced its annual results earlier in the week
Some salient points from the results:-
-Full year dividend of 17.57p per share (2019: 17.57p) (maintaining the dividend year on year)
-Assets Under Management up 7% at £1,279bn (2019: £86.4bn; £1,196bn)- -That is £1.279 Trillion. (yes TRILLION)
-Our traded credit portfolio (excluding gilts), which is actively managed, has had no defaults
-That means all the debt it owns (bonds) have not defaulted, thus Legal and General as a creditor to large companies, those large companies have paid all debt repayments to Legal and General.
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