Bank dividends could be good news for schemes

Taha Lokhandwala asks whether pension funds should increase holdings in banks as some show signs of recovery

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Once the shining star in the galaxy of the UK economy, the banks have undergone turbulent transformations since the height of the financial crises.

Criticised for risk heavy balance sheets, rigging interest rates and attacking consumers, some of the banks have seen share prices top and bottom. Dividend payments for normal shareholders, such...

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