Investors looking for dividend plays may want to check out China-based wealth management firm Noah , according to UBS. Noah announced its first dividend payout plan in 2022, and its payout ratio — or the proportion of the company's net income paid out to shareholders as dividends — was equivalent to 17.5%, she said. However, there are likely more capital market initiatives to increase returns to shareholders, Li pointed out. "We expect the company to announce more initiatives to increase market liquidity and shareholder return. We see upside risk to a potentially increased dividend payout ratio for 2023E," she wrote.

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Persons: Noah, Helen Li, —, Li, NOAH YTD, We're, Qing Pan, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: UBS, The, Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Locations: China, U.S