UK companies drop special dividends by 79% in 2023
Special dividends fell by more than three quarters in 2023, but bank payouts ‘more than offset cuts’
Author: Tom Aylott
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Value funds overtake growth in FE Fundinfo Crown rebalance
Value funds are within the top 10% of all IA portfolios on alpha, volatility and performance, overtaking the previous growth winners
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Cash is no longer king: Investors drop cash allocations in 2023
Investors dropped cash allocations from 11% to 8.9% last year as confidence in equity markets improves, says Interactive Investor
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Nick Train lists Diageo and Burberry as biggest disappointments in 2023
Finsbury Growth and Income underperformed for the third year running
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Square Mile: Capital growth funds tussle with income funds for advisers’ attention
Aegon Diversified Monthly Income took the top spot for the most-searched fund
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Peel Hunt: The must-have trusts to grow your savings in 2024
Researchers narrowed down the universe of over 400 trusts
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PwC: Half of CEOs think their businesses will not survive the next decade
AI could make half of all business models redundant within 10 years
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IA: Funds achieve net inflows of £1.1bn in November as monetary outlook brightens
A potential end to interest rate hikes injected optimism back into UK investors, who favoured passive funds over their active counterparts
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Abrdn Diversified Income and Growth will repay £115m in the first half of 2024
The trust will return some capital this year as it winds down, but shareholders may not see a full repayment until 2033 as private assets mature
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Interactive Investor: Interest rate-sensitive funds come roaring back in market rally
A potential end to monetary tightening has ricocheted rate-sensitive funds back into vogue
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Square Mile hires Louise Babin as senior investment research analyst
Babin will specialise in analysing fixed income strategies
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The funds that made and lost the most money in 2023
Some funds were flooded with fresh cash last year, while the likes of Fundsmith Equity and Liontrust Special Situations lost billions