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The Bank of England has warned UK banks will have to slash dividends and rein in bonuses for years to come if they are to boost reserves and ready their balance sheets for strict new rules.

BP will not pay dividends for the remainder of the year as it has to put $20bn (£13.5bn) in a compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill.

BP has confirmed it is considering deferring its dividend payments to shareholders.

Lyxor Asset Management has launched an ETF providing exposure to the Eurostoxx 50 Dividend Points Futures index on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Source has launched an ETF based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return net index, designed to provide consistent tracking.

Stuart Rhodes, manager of the M&G Global Dividend Fund, explains why he believes there is a world of opportunity beyond the UK market for equity income investors.

Investors in two NDFA plans face a delay to dividend payments following a mistake by the registrar.

Amundi ETF has listed a new CAC 40 fund that pays dividends, on NYSE Euronext Paris.

Lawyers in the United States were predicting a wave of legal action last night in the wake of the $1bn fraud charge brought against Goldman Sachs by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

F&C's Paras Anand looks at why European equities are currently an attractive option for investors.