Unsurprisingly, the recently-announced end of the recession has not quenched investor appetite in the hunt for income.
Kathryn Cooper’s lead in The Sunday Times flags up the point that bonds, once the natural choice for the safety conscious investor, are falling out of favour with advisers and top fund managers. With MRM client Ignis Asset Management indicating that the forthcoming dividend season could well be one of the strongest on record, and that 60 European companies, including many in the UK, have dividend yields that are higher than their bond yields, could the humble equity income fund be next in the spotlight for income-seeking investors?
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