dividends

Fidelity's Dan Roberts is aiming to deliver a yield of 4% with his new Global Dividend fund with a focus on developed markets and reducing concentration risk.

The latest Dividend Monitor report from Capita Registrars has unveiled the top ten dividend paying stocks in the UK market last year.

Phil Cliff, former manager of the £1bn Threadneedle European fund, has joined M&G to manage its Pan European Dividend fund.

Eurozone bank dividends are poised to fall below the levels seen after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, as regulators push for lenders to bolster capital.

Invesco Perpetual's head of investment Neil Woodford said his favoured defensive blue chip names have recently delivered some confident trading updates, despite tough macroeconomic conditions.

Income investors have endured a lot of headwinds in 2011, but as we approach a new year, Cazenove's Income fund manager Matt Hudson said a number of sectors still face challenges.

EQUITY INCOME

BP saw profits soar in the third quarter as it prepares to sell off a further $15bn worth of assets, and the CEO pledges to boost the oil major's dividend and increase share buybacks.

UK firms will see their dividend payouts hit £67bn this year, an 18% rise on 2010, according to the latest Dividend Monitor from Capita Registrars.

Henderson's Stuart O'Gorman has said Apple may finally start paying dividends as the company evolves following the death of co-founder Steve Jobs.