Quilter Investors' Bradshaw: The UK market is down but not out

Deep dive into UK equities

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It is no exaggeration to say that it has been a torrid time for income investors over the past 15 months.

Already grappling with historic low interest rates and rock-bottom government bond yields, income investors were then struck with a dividend drought after two-thirds of UK companies cancelled or cut their dividends as a result of the pandemic.  It is a situation none of us want to face again, but with the economic backdrop improving, it seems that peak pessimism has passed and companies are progressing well on the road back to cashflow ‘normality'.  From a dividend perspective, the UK may well be down, but it is certainly not out. There are actually a few positives to come from the cr...

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