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Dividends
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Dividend cover puts UK equity income managers under pressure
FTSE 100 dividend cover is currently just 1.74x
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UK dividends dip as world sees record payouts
Headline global dividends growth hits 12.9%
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Coutts’ profits nearly double as RBS revives dividend
The wealth manager’s profits are up 90% as wider group RBS revives its interim dividend for the first time post-financial crisis.
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Don’t be sucked in by big dividends
UK equity valuations are starting to look fair but investors have been warned not to be lulled into a false sense of security by high dividend yields.
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Number of trusts paying quarterly dividends jumps to 50%
The number of investment trusts paying a dividend on a quarterly basis has risen to 50%, according to new research from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
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Why South Korea is not skating on thin ice
The eyes of the world fell on South Korea on Friday, as the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games took place in Pyeongchang.
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UK dividends surge to record high in 2017
A combination of a resurgent mining sector, exchange rate gains and one-off specials led to the payment of a record ever amount of UK dividends in 2017, according to Link Asset Services (formerly Capita Asset Services).
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UK leads the way as global dividends surge
Global dividends grew at their fastest rate for more than three years in the third quarter of 2017, with the UK putting in the strongest performance, according to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.
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Mining propels UK dividends to £28.5bn in Q3
Dividends paid by UK companies rose 14.3% to hit £28.5bn in the third quarter of 2017, which is a record payout for the quarter and the third largest quarterly total ever, according to Capita Asset Services.
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UK only region where dividend payments fell in Q2
The UK was the only region in the world to see dividends fall in Q2 according to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.
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Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust boosts yield
The Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust has boosted its dividend yield to around 4.5%, with shareholders overwhelmingly backing a distribution from capital in a vote this week.
