UK

Sticking to investment discipline

Long-term asset return studies, such as the Barclays Equity Gilt Study, confirm that dividends - and in particular dividend reinvestment - are the drivers of long-term total returns from UK equities.

UK dividend growth rose 6.1% in underlying terms

The market for income funds is more and more crowded, which speaks to both the underlying attraction of the asset class and the willingness of fund houses to play to that demand.

Stocks chosen from the FTSE 350 and Stoxx 600

Took over in January

Fallen 1.1% to 7,323 points

Part of government's corporate reform

Currently trading at 177p

Fell almost 0.5% on Tuesday