Thousands of borrowers with Co-operative Bank mortgages are to receive cash dividends of up to a few hundred pounds by the mutual lender

MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) -- The board of Sberbank , Russia's largest lender, has recommended on Friday a dividend payout of 0.08 roubles per ordinary share and 0.45 rouble per preferred share.

David Walker investmentweek Standard Life Investments' Property Income Trust plans to grow its dividends by 10% this year after buying £21m of property in 2009.

Bristol financial service group Ultimate Finance reported a 36 per cent increase in first-half pre-tax profit and said it will pay its first interim dividend.

MILAN, March 18 (Reuters) - Italian clothing retailer Benetton Group SpA said its chief executive would leave after nearly three years at the helm and said it would distribute a lower dividend as it confirmed a drop in yearly net profit.

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Members of the Co-operative will share a £55m dividend after growing customer trust in the mutual model and the group's Somerfield takeover contributed to bumper profits.

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Bristol financial service group Ultimate Finance reported a 36 per cent increase in first-half pre-tax profit and said it will pay its first interim dividend.

The Co-operative group is set to pay a dividend totalling £55m to its members after announcing a giant profit rise in 2009.