€8bn refund on cards following French tax ruling
A French Constitutional Court ruling that a 3% surtax on dividends was unconstitutional is expected to see about €8bn (£7.15bn, $9.4bn) claimed in refunds.
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ANALYSIS: Income investors on alert as dividend cover plummets
UK income investors are on high alert after research revealed that dividend cover for companies listed in the FTSE 350 has fallen 18% in the past year, hitting its lowest level for seven years.
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Six changes you need to know from the Spring Budget 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond took to the despatch box for the Spring Budget on Wednesday, delivering a hammer blow to qualifying recognised overseas pensions schemes (Qrops).
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UK cuts tax free dividend allowance to £2k
The UK government has slashed the tax free dividend allowance will be reduced from £5,000 (€5,774, $6,108) to £2,000, chancellor Phillip Hammond announced in the Spring Budget on Wednesday.
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Risks rising in UK equity income sector, says Neptune
UK equity income managers are corrupting what is supposed to be a “safe sector” by taking too much dividend and capital risk, according to Neptune Investment Management chief executive Robin Geffen.
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Investment trusts switching to quarterly dividends in droves
Yield-hungry investors have had their demands met by an increasing number of investment companies paying out quarterly dividends, new research from the Association of Investment Companies has shown.
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Newcomer Japanese funds to watch
Investors in the Japanese stock market benefited from currency fluctuations in 2016 and the outlook for 2017 appears favourable, too.
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How to invest in a low growth world
One of the keys to getting decent investment returns in the current economic climate is to tap into the stream of dividends paid out by companies, says Stuart Reeve, portfolio manager at BlackRock.
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Henderson sees strong dividend growth in Korea
South Korea is one of the most attractive regions in Asia in terms of dividend growth potential, said Henderson Asian Dividend Income Fund co-manager Sat Duhra.
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Record low gov’t bonds see rising interest in spread trading
With global growth slowing and developed-market government bonds at a record low, fixed income managers are focusing on opportunities in spread sectors.
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Chasing high dividend yields can make you poorer says Guinness
Targeting companies with high dividends yields is more likely to hurt long-term growth prospects than create greater returns, according to Matthew Page of Guinness Asset Management.
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Don’t give up on UK dividends
From mid-caps to life insurance companies, wealth managers and oil giants, there are still plenty of opportunities for income earning post-Brexit, argue UK equity income managers.