Why Europe should still be an option for income

Will James, European equity income fund manager at Standard Life Investments, explains why investors should not turn their backs on the region despite the negative headlines.

Why should investors consider Europe for income? European equity income should be considered for a number of reasons that tend to be overlooked by investors, especially when Europe has been grabbing the head- lines for the wrong reasons. First, the level of dividend yield avail- able from investing in European companies: Europe offers one of the highest dividends available globally if one com- pares it to other regions and it is very easy to construct a portfolio that delivers both a premium (to the market) dividend yield, with some pretty impressive dividend growth as well. I think...