The top trusts for income

THE TOP TRUSTS FOR INCOME

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Annabel Brodie-Smith, communications director of the Association of Investment Companies, says the ability to retain dividends is a key benefit of the investment trust structure.

Last month JPMorgan Cazenove highlighted what is undoubtedly one of the key benefits of the closed ended structure – the ability to build up revenue reserves for a rainy day and use them to smooth dividends. It reported that the highly regarded Newton Higher Income open-ended fund had cut its forward dividend target by 20%-25% due to concern that, in this environment, supporting the current dividend would increasingly affect the fund’s overall return to investors. Therefore a reduced dividend target will give the manager increased flexibility to invest across a spectrum of UK equitie...

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