Has the day of the dividend returned?

Jonathan Stapleton asks if we should look again at dividends

Jonathan Stapleton
clock •

In a year that saw the FTSE All-Share grow by more than 16%, it is all too easy to forget the dividend.

Latest research by Capita Asset Services reveals underlying dividends paid by UK firms to their shareholders had risen to £77.4bn, an increase of 6.8% on 2012 on a like for like basis. In 2014, ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Investment

Pension schemes face practical barriers to investing in UK growth, finds TPR

Pension schemes face practical barriers to investing in UK growth, finds TPR

Success of Mansion House will depend on a ‘pipeline of UK investment opportunities’

Alex Levy
clock 21 September 2026 • 4 min read
Infrastructure investment boosts pension saver sentiment, research shows

Infrastructure investment boosts pension saver sentiment, research shows

Investment firms say member engagement could boost support for productive investment

Alex Levy
clock 18 September 2026 • 2 min read
Bank of England holds rates at 3.75%; announces APF wind-down plan

Bank of England holds rates at 3.75%; announces APF wind-down plan

MPC tweaks QT programme and sets out plan for APF

Michael Nelson and PP Staff
clock 17 September 2026 • 3 min read
Trustpilot