dividends

UK dividends saw their biggest rise since the Lehman crisis after payouts climbed 10% in Q1, Capita Registrars research has found.

The highest dividend growth is seen when there is a sharp rise in inflation and grow least when inflation is stable, says Patrick Ryan at Lazard Asset Management.

Newton's Tineke Frikkee and Simon Nichols examine the history of dividend payments and challenge the common misconception the focus on dividends is predominantly a UK phenomenon.

The investment trust industry, in some corners, finds itself in one of the periods of attacks it seems to face every couple of years. Many generalist trusts are relatively easy prey for so-called arbitrageurs.

Stuart Rhodes, the manager of the £633m M&G Global Dividend fund, and investment specialist Kotaro Miyata, discuss the prospects for sustainable dividend growth across global markets.

ON UK INCOME

It has been a turbulent year for UK equity income fund managers, with BP suspending its payments, large-cap miners reinstating dividends and investors looking to the mid-cap space for income opportunities.

Neptune founder and CEO Robin Geffen believes UK dividend growth could exceed the 15% consensus forecast next year despite the muted economic environment.

ON SPECIALIST MARKETS

We ask industry figures.... Can dividends from equity income portfolios surpass rising inflation?