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UK equity income market review: UK dividends show signs of a pickup

Having breached 7,000 points for the first time since February 2020 during April, the FTSE 100 Index rose above 7,000 once again during May.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2021

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UK equity income market review: Companies return value to shareholders

As investors became increasingly sanguine about prospects for the UK economic recovery, share prices generally rose during April.

Adviser-Hub 17th May 2021

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UK equity income market review: Equity income expected to pick up in 2021

UK share prices continued to improve during March as investors drew encouragement from the continued successful rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme across the country.

Adviser-Hub 20th Apr 2021

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UK equity income market review: Banks resume dividend payouts

During February, investment sentiment was buoyed by significant progress in the UK’s vaccination programme, followed by confirmation that lockdown measures are set to be eased from March onwards.

Adviser-Hub 16th Mar 2021

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UK equity income market review: Dividends fall to eight-year low

Eight years of growth was wiped off UK dividends during 2020, according to Link Group’s Dividend Monitor. Dividend payments fell by at a headline rate of 44% year on year.

Adviser-Hub 16th Feb 2021

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UK equity income market review: Dividends set to pick up in Q2 2021

Global dividends are calculated to have fallen during 2020 at a headline rate of 15.7% in a best-case scenario and by 18.5% in a worst-case scenario, according to Janus Henderson’s Global Dividend Ind...

Adviser-Hub 19th Jan 2021

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UK equity income market review: A tough Q3 for UK dividends

UK share prices surged and yields fell during November as investors became increasingly optimistic over prospects for economic recovery.

Adviser-Hub 15th Dec 2020

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UK equity income market review: What next for dividends?

Hopes that a nascent economic recovery could lead to a renaissance for UK dividends were dealt a blow at the end of October as the Government implemented further lockdown measures in a bid to stem the...

Adviser-Hub 5th Nov 2020

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UK equity income market review: Search for yield remains a challenge

UK share prices were dragged down during September by fears that the economic recovery could be held back by a “second wave” of coronavirus infections. The FTSE 100 Index fell by 1.6% during September...

Adviser-Hub 14th Oct 2020

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UK equity income market review: UK dividends fall sharply in Q2

UK investors suffered some of the most severe dividend cuts in the world during the second quarter.

Adviser-Hub 16th Sep 2020

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UK equity income market review: UK dividends dive in Q2

UK share prices continued to fall during July as investors’ worries about the possibility of another wave of coronavirus infection.

Adviser-Hub 11th Aug 2020

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UK equity income: Clouded prospects for UK dividends

Although UK share prices generally strengthened over June as lockdown measures continued to ease, the outlook for dividend payments remained uncertain.

Adviser-Hub 5th Aug 2020

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UK equity income market review: Companies continue to cancel dividends

The outlook for income-seeking investors continued to deteriorate during May as companies sought to shore up their balance sheets by cancelling dividend payouts

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

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UK equity income market review: Dividend cuts continue

Having experienced a difficult March, in which share prices plunged and dividends were cancelled, income-seeking investors experienced fresh pain in April as more companies opted to suspend their payo...

Adviser-Hub 18th May 2020

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UK equity income market review: Brexit, trade… and the Coronavirus

In common with most major equity markets around the world, UK equity indices fell during January as concerns over the rise of Coronavirus outweighed optimism.

Adviser-Hub 13th Feb 2020

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UK equity income market review: A defining moment for Brexit

The UK General Election proved to be a defining moment for Brexit in the UK as Boris Johnson’s decisive victory – with an 80-seat majority – paved the way for his Brexit deal to clear the House of Com...

Adviser-Hub 15th Jan 2020

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UK equity income market review: Politics dominate in September

UK investors’ attention was largely absorbed by Brexit during September.

Adviser-Hub 15th Oct 2019

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UK equity income market review: Equity income remains out of favour

Although bond yields have continued to fall to record lows, income-seeking investors do not appear to be moving towards UK equity income, daunted by a backdrop of ongoing political and economic uncert...

Adviser-Hub 16th Sep 2019

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UK equity income market review: Weak pound boosts share prices in July

UK equity prices generally rose during July as intensifying speculation over the possibility of a no-deal Brexit drove down the pound’s value against the US dollar and the euro.

Adviser-Hub 19th Aug 2019

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UK equity funds move back into favour

UK share prices rose and equity yields fell in June in the face of ongoing political uncertainty. The unfolding story of Brexit entered a new chapter during the month as the Conservative Party.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jul 2019

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UK equity income market update: UK equity funds move back into favour

UK share prices rose and equity yields fell in June in the face of ongoing political uncertainty. The unfolding story of Brexit entered a new chapter during the month as the Conservative Party.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jul 2019

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UK equity income market review: Brexit drives up equity yields

UK share prices fell during May as Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she would be standing down.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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UK equity income market review: UK dividend growth set to continue

Dividend payouts from UK companies reached a new first-quarter record during the first three months of 2019.

Adviser-Hub 14th May 2019

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UK equity income market review: Brexit puzzle remains unsolved

The Brexit conundrum remained unsolved as March drew to a close, and the UK remained in the EU as Brexit Day was pushed out to 12 April. The yield on the FTSE 100 Index declined over March.

Adviser-Hub 17th Apr 2019

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UK equity income market review: UK equity yields surged over 2018

UK equity markets continued their downward trend into December amid intensifying speculation over the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. Although the government managed to reach an agreement with the...

Adviser-Hub 17th Dec 2018

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UK equity income market review: Record Q3 for UK dividends

Concerns about Brexit, global economic growth, geopolitical issues and monetary tightening undermined investors’ confidence during October and share prices generally fell.

Adviser-Hub 9th Nov 2018

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Brexit dominates in September

September 2018 Brexit continued to overshadow sentiment in the UK during September as the EU rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers Plan. The post-Brexit position of Northern Ireland...

Adviser-Hub 5th Oct 2018

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UK equity income market review: Brexit continues to cast a shadow

June 2018 Although escalating trade tensions dominated global investor sentiment in June, the UK also had to contend with Brexit-related issues against a backdrop of criticism over the Government&r...

Adviser-Hub 16th Jul 2018

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UK equity income market review: Stronger pound could dampen UK dividend payouts

UK equity indices fell over January as a whole, dampened by a rally in the value of the pound.

Adviser-Hub 14th Feb 2018

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UK equity income market review: Global dividend growth gathers pace

November 2017 Although the FTSE 100 Index reached a new high during November, UK equity prices generally declined over the month as a whole, while yields rose. The Bank of England implemented its f...

Adviser-Hub 12th Dec 2017

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UK equity income market review: UK equity yields fell during July

UK equity indices generally rose during July and yields fell. Dividend payouts hit a new second-quarter record in 2017, according to Capita Asset Services, reaching a total of £33.3 billion.<...

Adviser-Hub 14th Aug 2017

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