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.
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PA ANALYSIS: Income investors on alert as dividend cover plummets
UK income investors are on alert after research revealed that dividend cover for companies listed in the FTSE 350 has fallen 18% in the past year, hitting its lowest level for seven years.
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Terry Smith dethrones Woodford in broker sales stats
Both of Neil Woodford’s income vehicles were featured in The Share Centre’s top-ten traded funds in May, in spite of recent doubts over performance.
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Funds for cautious income seekers
Yield is fast becoming the holy grail of the 21st century. Ten years ago, you could still sign up to a 12-month fixed term cash account and get a whopping 10% interest; today you are lucky if you get 1%.
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Invesco Perpetual launches global income fund
Invesco Perpetual is launching the Global Targeted Income fund on Wednesday (30 November).
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Income products surge, but beware the risks
Investors have been pouring into income-generating products, but two big portfolio risks are coming from the US, said Edmund Yun, head of investment solutions at CIC Banque Privee in Hong Kong.
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PA Congress Insight: Pidcock’s Asian equities investment formula
We have heard a lot about the dividend culture improving in Asia thereby making it more attractive as an income source. But is it really? And if it is, how sustainable is it? Jupiter’s Jason Pidcock gives his thoughts.
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PA Video Insights: Income investors battle all manner of headwinds
For income investors, which is the chicken and which is the egg out of weak macros or poor company fundamentals?
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Legg Mason rolls out global infrastructure income fund
Legg Mason has launched an infrastructure income fund managed by Sydney-based asset manager, RARE Infrastructure.
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Beyond the reasonable – retail investors’ income demands
Retail investors expect their investments to produce an income far beyond what they can reasonably hope for, according to the annual Schroders Global Investor Study.
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Baillie Gifford launches Japan income fund
Baillie Gifford has expanded its Japanese equities offering with the launch of the Baillie Gifford Japanese Income Growth Fund.
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Income funds top of the pops in ISA season
Investors’ insatiable appetite for income held sway in terms of fund flows through the ISA season, according to data from FundsNetwork.
