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.
We ask industry figures.... Can dividends from equity income portfolios surpass rising inflation?
BP is set to halve its previous £6bn annual dividend when it reinstates payouts early next year.
UK dividends are rising for the first time since March 2009 as Artemis' Adrian Frost said dividend growth is back on the table.