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Greencoat UK Wind Boosts Annual Dividend And Launches £100m Buyback Scheme

Renewable infrastructure trust Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) will increase its annual dividend for the 2024 financial year, ... Read more

US GDP Beats Expectations At 4.9% In Q3

US GDP rose by an annualised rate of 4.9% in the third quarter of this year, surpassing analyst expectations of 4.3%. ... Read more

Higher For Longer: Fixed Income Popularity Mounts As Investors Prepare For A New Rates Environment

As central banks poise to hold interest rates higher for longer, a fixed income market used to near-zero rates is set ... Read more

ECB Meets Expectations As Rates Held At 4%

The European Central Bank has voted to hold interest rates steady at 4% today (26 October), following clear guidance l... Read more

Asia Dragon Shareholders Greenlight Abrdn New Dawn Merger

The vast majority (99.9%) of Asia Dragon (DGN) shareholders have approved its proposed merger with the abrdn New Dawn ... Read more

Hipgnosis Catalogue Sale Cancelled As Shareholders Vote Against Continuation

The proposed music catalogue sale from Hipgnosis Songs (SONG) to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital has bee... Read more

UK Dividends Fall In Q3 As 2023 Outlook Downgraded

UK dividends fell to £27.5bn, down 8.3% year-on-year, in the third quarter of 2023, according to data from Computersh... Read more

How To Weather The Storm: A Roadmap For More Resilient Portfolios

The world has entered a new era of elevated market and macroeconomic volatility, with significant divergence across re... Read more

Evelyn Partners Sustainable MPS Sells Out Of Impax Trust Amid Discount To NAV

Evelyn Partners’ sustainable MPS team has sold its holding in the Impax Environmental Markets investment trust as pa... Read more

Fixed Income Surges In Popularity Among Asset Allocators

Bonds are back in the eyes of fund allocators, as the sector received renewed popularity in the latest Gatekeeper Puls... Read more

Former Atlantic House CEO Tony Stenning Resurfaces As Downing Head Of Liquid Alternatives

Tony Stenning, former CEO of Atlantic House, has joined Downing as its head of liquid alternatives and will launch a n... Read more

Abrdn Diversified Income And Growth To Return Up To £35m To Shareholders

The board of abrdn Diversified Income and Growth (ADIG) will introduce an enhanced distribution programme to return up... Read more

Dominant Dollar Awaits Crucial ECB Verdict And US GDP Insight

Dollar experienced a broad upsurge overnight, propelled by a robust rebound in benchmark treasury yields and a general... Read more