In the first quarter of 2021, S&P 500 companies bought back stock at an annual run rate of about $712 billion.
The Fed's three stress tests over the past year "have confirmed that the banking system is strongly positioned to support the ongoing recovery."
Although dividends and buybacks have ballooned, the data shows that S&P 1500 CFOs are still mindful of the need to reinvest.
The Fed voted 4-1 to ease restrictions on buybacks and dividends it had imposed to ensure banks preserved capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.
At stake is the arrangement under which Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have transferred their profits to the Treasury Department.
The regulator is seeking to “ensure large banks remain resilient despite the economic uncertainty" from the coronavirus pandemic.
In contrast, the CEO's total pay tends to increase in the years after a publicly disclosed cyber attack, finds a new study.
If oil prices remain at current levels, at some point bond investors may no longer be willing to support the shrinking enterprise.
To drive shareholder returns in health care, CFOs should stress financial policies that build financial flexibility rather than leverage.
The auction house is eliminating its dividend and repatriating foreign earnings as it increases its share repurchase program by $200 million.
Supermarket chain's CEO says its investor-friendly moves reflect a "blockbuster" 2014 and confidence in its long-term performance.
Repurchases or dividends were listed as among the use of proceeds in $58 billion of recent bond issues.
