FundCalibre: Dividends continue to grow as markets flounder
As US exceptionalism starts to crumble, the reliability of dividends is becoming more appealing, writes Darius McDermott
Dividends
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Patria and Foresight trusts join AIC’s ‘dividend heroes’ list
‘A notable achievement over a turbulent time for markets’
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Computershare: Mining sector masks improving picture for UK dividends
Dividends fell 0.4% on an underlying basis, as mining sector payouts fell 40%
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Computershare: UK dividend forecasts downgraded after drop in Q3 payouts
Payouts are expected to fall 0.3% in 2024 after initial forecasts for 2% growth
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Octopus: UK small caps will overtake the FTSE 100 as the biggest dividend payers by 2025
The 4.33% dividend yield from smaller companies will surpass the 3.97% expected from the FTSE 100 next year
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Global dividends hit fresh record high in Q2
The $606.1bn paid out in the quarter marked an 8.2% increase
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abrdn: Asian tech giants were paying dividends long before the US caught on
Companies such as TenCent, Samsung and TSMC were returning value to shareholders before the likes of Alphabet, says Yoojeong Oh
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UK dividends reach all-time high in Q2
Dividends were up 11.2% to a record-breaking £36.7bn, with UK banks more than making up for miners’ shortfalls
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Schroder Japan Trust adopts new policies to ‘improve the attractiveness’ of investing
Trust currently trading at an 8.9% discount, according to the AIC
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Mobeus proposes merger of four funds into two
Its income and growth VCTS could combine into new funds worth £190.8m and £128.8m
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Janus Henderson: US reports record-high dividend growth in 2024
Payouts were up 7% as Meta and T-Mobile launched their first ever dividends
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Aegon’s Scott on using the tech giants for income, stubborn inflation and private equity perils
The co-manager of the Aegon Global Equity Income fund says there are ‘no unique companies’ left in the UK