Dividends hit record level in 2018; yields 'exceptionally high'
Headline dividend payments have reached record levels in 2018. James Phillips asks if trustees should be concerned over the current high level of yields.
UK companies paid out nearly £100bn in dividends over the course of 2018 but the numbers may hide trouble yet to come, analysis by Link Asset Services reveals. Headline dividend levels soared by 5.1%...
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