Share buybacks

Hong Kong, one of AIA’s largest contributors in terms of profit, logged a 28% increase in VONB for the year on the back of strong demand from both domestic customers and mainland Chinese visitors.

Insurer AIA unveils US$1.7 billion buyback

The group’s new business value hits record high in 2025, propelled by the resilient performance of all of its segments

Qualcomm's annualised dividend payout will increase to US$3.68 a share.

Qualcomm buying back US$20 billion in shares, boosts dividend

The company’s quarterly dividend will rise to 92 cents a share

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said he bought 21 Berkshire Class A shares on Wednesday for about US$14.6 million, representing the after-tax value of his US$25 million salary, and planned similar purchases in the future.

Berkshire Hathaway resumes share repurchases, CEO Abel buys stock for himself

Abel said adding to his own Berkshire holdings helps align himself with shareholders over the long term

Share buybacks are more beneficial if management believes that the company's shares are undervalued, or when it wants to signal confidence in its long-term prospects.
BT EXPLAINS

Special dividends or share buybacks: How companies decide and what each means for investors

Income-focused shareholders may prefer special dividends, while value investors may favour buybacks

LSEG’s total income grew 7.1% in 2025 on an organic basis, excluding recoveries – in line with a 7% rise expected by analysts in a company-compiled poll.

LSEG plans £3 billion buyback amid investor pressure

It comes below the £5 billion that the investor, Elliott Management, has called for

Rolls-Royce had launched a £1 billion share buyback around this time last year, as it reported results.

Rolls-Royce to return as much as £1.5 billion to shareholders in buyback: report

[BENGALURU] Rolls-Royce Holdings is expected to announce alongside its annual results this week that it will launch a fresh share buyback worth as much as £1.5 billion (S$2.6 billion), Sky News report...