Interim dividend of 44p per share
Speculative investors such as hedge funds stocked up on as much as 60% of the shares released in yesterday's RBS sale as they took advantage of the bargain price offered by the government.
Shares in The Royal Bank of Scotland suffered a sharp fall after the bank reported a £3.5bn loss in 2014.
Old Mutual UK Smaller Companies manager Dan Nickols has noted the "rich source of ideas" represented by the IPO market ahead of 2015's listing season.
Vodafone's share price shot up 5.7% this morning after the telecommunications giant increased its earning forecast and announced ambitious product development plans.
After a runaway three-year period for many, some of the heat has come out of wealth and asset manager share prices this year amid wider market falls.
Investors with more than $5m are now able to access a discounted institutional share class on the Indus Select Asia Pacific fund.
Invesco Perpetual is set to back the acquisition of Moneybarn by peer Provident Financial, in which it holds a 20% stake.