Dividends hit record level in 2018; yields 'exceptionally high'

James Phillips
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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...

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