UK headline dividends beat expectations to climb to a record high in 2017 of £94.4bn, a increase of 10.5% year on year, but strengthening sterling in the fourth quarter meant "gains turned to losses", which could be an indicator of trends in 2018.
To continue reading this article...
Join Investment Week for free
Signup and gain exclusive members-only insights - all free of charge!
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
- Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
- Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
- Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
- Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes
