dividends

Threadneedle's Stephen Thornber is looking to the commodities sector for special dividend payouts as he prepares to cut certain income payers in his quarterly portfolio review.

M&G's Stuart Rhodes is poised to drop a handful of stocks from his £1.1bn M&G Global Dividend fund in the expectation they are set to cut their dividend.

PSigma's Bill Mott has tipped UK pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline to double investors' cash over the next three to five years.

GLENCORE'S IMPACT ON DIVI MARKET

Standard Life Investments' Karen Robertson is running a 10% position in miners within her UK Equity High Income fund despite the lack of yield historically available in the sector.

Standard Life Investments' Karen Robertson reveals five stocks in her £881m UK Equity High Income fund she believes will beat earnings forecast and post strong dividend growth this year.

INCOME UNDER THREAT

The final cost to BP from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster could reach $60bn (£37bn), according to fresh analysis from ratings agency Moody's.

Newton's star income manager Tineke Frikkee has moved overweight BP, almost tripling her holding in the oil major in the £2.7bn Higher Income fund since February.

BP ONE YEAR ON