Income stocks are on a high but has their revival run its course?

The Debate

This week's Conjecture debate looks at whether the income sector can continue its recent strong performance

Following their fall from grace during the technology boom, income funds have enjoyed a prolonged period in the sun in the years since, particularly as dividends grow as part of total returns on a global basis. Discussing whether the sector's success can be maintained and what the recent spate of share buybacks in preference to increasing dividends has meant for income funds are Tineke Frikkee, manager of Newton Higher Income fund, James Henderson, who runs Henderson UK Equity Income fund, and Tony Nutt, who runs over £2.5bn of income-producing assets for Jupiter. Where do you see UK equ...