As a dividend freeze sweeps the FTSE, will National Grid power up investors?

The owner of the UK's high-voltage network may cut returns to shareholders, but don't bank on it Spare the briefest of thoughts for Britain's capital-owning classes. FTSE 100 companies are forecast to pay out £9.5bn less in dividends to shareholders for the 2019 trading year, according to investing platform AJ Bell, as the coronavirus crisis ravages their income. That's 11% less money going to shareholders' pockets compared with the previous year. Some 48 FTSE 100 firms have announced some kind...