Rio Tinto

Buying stocks with overseas exposure

Global markets also on the rise

A number of commentators correctly highlighted at the start of the year that dividends were at risk in the resources area of the UK equity market, writes Stephen Message, manager of the Old Mutual UK Equity Income fund.

For income investors, a theme in 2015 was the number of dividend cuts among large- and mid-cap companies, writes Royal London Asset Management's Martin Cholwill.

Avoid 'optically-high' yields

Big five miners all posting falls

Oil price falls to lowest point in 12 years

Shares in mining giant drop 11%

Prioritising Income and Growth funds

Strong headwinds for the commodities sector show no sign of abating, but record share price falls for some companies have provided attractive entry points into the asset class.