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 headline dividends have declined for the first time since 2015, falling 2.1% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest quarterly dividend monitor from Link Asset Services.
The £41bn Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Access pool has named Link Fund Solutions as its external provider of operator services ahead of the April pooling deadline.
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £40m with Halton Housing to finance affordable property developments across the UK.
The £15bn Wales Pension Partnership has selected Link Asset Services as its authorised operator to set up and run a collective investment vehicle.