Companies use share buyback programmes to return capital to investors
(Picture: PA)Share buybacks announced by companies on the London market have already surpassed the all-time record set in 2018 with more than half the year left to go.
FTSE 100 firms are now planning £37 billion of share buybacks in 2022, surpassing the previous peak of £34.9 billion in 2018, according to AJ Bell.
