McNair anticipates increase in dividends

manager of the investors capital investment trust, rodger mcnair, expects dividends to return to prominence as part of total uk equity returns

With market returns expected to return to pre-1990s conditions, Rodger McNair, manager of the Investors Capital investment trust, is expecting dividends to return to prominence as part of total UK equity returns. According to a Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) gilt equity study, until the 1990s, dividends typically accounted for 60% of total equity returns, while from 1989 to 1999 they contributed just 25% of total returns from UK equities. With expectations of lower nominal returns from UK equities going forward, it suggests there will be an increased emphasis on dividend yields, acco...