BP faces tough questions over dividend suspension

Jonathan Stapleton
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BP directors will face "testing questions" from schemes in the wake of the firm's decision to suspend dividends for the remainder of the year, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

The oil giant was due to make a $2.6bn (£1.8bn) first quarter dividend payment this Monday (June 21), which it cancelled last week. It also said no interim dividends will be declared in respect of ...

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