Laura Lau on why companies may pay special dividends

Chief Investment Officer Laura Lau speaks with the Globe & Mail about why companies may opt to pay out special dividends to their shareholders.

Article: Canadian companies issued a lot of special dividends in 2022. Is that a good thing?

Laura Lau

Chief Investment Officer

Laura Lau has over 25 years of investment experience and is the Chief Investment Officer with Brompton Funds. Ms. Lau leads Brompton’s portfolio management team that oversees assets in primarily global and Canadian covered call mandates designed to generate income and lower volatility of returns.

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