UK dividends jump a ‘phenomenal’ 51% in Q2
But Link Group says increase is compared with last year’s low point of the pandemic
But Link Group says increase is compared with last year’s low point of the pandemic
IA is reinstating yield criteria for equity income sectors but they remain widely unloved
The long-term underperformance of global equity income funds is significant
Link Group’s worst-case scenario has payouts falling for a second year in a row to £61.5bn
‘The most important return to the dividend list will be the banks’
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But Link says drop in shareholder payouts is not all down to coronavirus crisis
This year set to be worst for dividends since global financial crisis with UK and Europe worst hit
Oils, retail, travel and financials likely to struggle in the medium term
Just 36% of UK equity income funds hold Shell in their top-10 compared to 65% at the start of 2020
FTSE 100 companies spent £136bn buying back their own shares from 2010 to 2019
Merian fund manager praises Legal & General for telling dividend naysayers to ‘bog off’