dividends

Dividends paid out by UK companies this year are expected to undershoot previous estimates as the impact of the strong pound hammers payouts, Capita's latest Dividend Monitor has warned.

Dividend growth fell to its lowest level in over three years in Q2 as large caps struggled to maintain dividends in the face of strong sterling and a slowing global economy.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has agreed a deal to scrap its Dividend Access Shares, bringing the resumption of dividend payments by the bank much closer.

The £1bn UK Commercial Property trust run by Ignis Asset Management has cut both its fees and its dividend in a move to a 'more sustainable policy'.

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Capita Asset Services is predicting a record year for UK dividends in 2014, despite a lacklustre period for dividend returns last year.

Liontrust has reported a 326% increase in adjusted pre-tax profit for the six months to 30 September and reintroduced an interim dividend.

J.P.Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched a calculator for advisers to demonstrate to clients the power of ‘compounding' when reinvesting their dividend income.

Vodafone investors will soon have to decide what to do with their spoils from the Verizon Wireless deal, which will come in the form of a special dividend and shares in the US firm.

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