Dividend Payment Management and Processing
C&R offers an “end to end” dividend processing and reconciliation management taking into account the planning around the pre-dividend announcement, book closure dates and the eventual payment dates. With comprehensive reporting and system functionality, our clients can leave their entire dividend processing under our mandate and yet have full oversight over the dividend accounts.
As a Registrar, C&R undertakes any or all aspects of the management of Dividends from data file preparation of dividend allotments per eligible shareholder, calculation of funding requirements, as well as customized printing of cheques, dispatch of dividend payment(RTGS, EFTs, Cheques), dividend account reconciliations and maintenance of unclaimed dividend records.
For dividend accounts under our direct management we also provide dividend account reconciliation and maintenance services of unclaimed dividend records, which are unparalled, allowing C&R to be the first Registrar to ensure complete reliance with the new Unclaimed Financial Assets regulations and achieving clean audits from the Authority.
Our services include:
- Opening, managing and operating bank accounts in respect to each dividend ( based on agreement with our clients) and reconciliation of same
- Reconciliation and closure of Register as per the payment timetable
- Calculation of dividend entitlement and reconciliation of report for declared dividends
- Requisition of stationery and printing of dividend cheques
- Distribution of dividends as per shareholder payment mode on the register (Cheques, RTGS/EFTs, SWIFTs, Mobile Payment)
- Ongoing management by replacing lost or misplaced dividend cheques