Special payments push Q2 dividends to near record-breaking £37bn
With the falling pound giving shareholders a £1.4bn shot in the arm
Dividends
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Alternatives trusts show up ‘traditional’ rivals to drive record £5.5bn dividends
£3.7bn in payouts from unconventional trusts is double that of their equity counterparts
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Equity income managers size up UK’s buyback bonanza
£33bn of FTSE 100 share buybacks in Q1 2022 has already surpassed figure for the whole of 2021
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Lindsell Train hits dividend milestone amid performance slump
But manager Nick Train is quick to point out there are no guarantees the streak will continue
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Should income seeking investors consider UK small caps?
‘I’d take better dividend growth over 10 years’ time at the expense of some growth in the short term’
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Nick Train touts share buybacks as Finsbury Growth & Income slumps
‘Steady dependability is often undervalued’ by investors too busy trying to find the next Tesla
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FTSE 100 dividends close to pre-pandemic peak but stagflation could spoil the party
‘Concerns about stagflation seem to have turned from niggling worries to an anxiety attack’
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Lindsell Train founders pocket £35m in sluggish year for fund boutique
FUM grew by just 6% in 2021 compared to 32% spike the year before
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Dividends in UK and Europe bounce back much stronger than North America and Japan
Janus Henderson thinks global shareholder payouts will return to pre-pandemic highs in the next 12 months
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UK dividends jump a ‘phenomenal’ 51% in Q2
But Link Group says increase is compared with last year’s low point of the pandemic
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Have dividends lost their power to impress?
IA is reinstating yield criteria for equity income sectors but they remain widely unloved
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Improving dividend picture fails to revitalise lagging global equity income sector
The long-term underperformance of global equity income funds is significant
