Income investors enjoying Q2 record dividends

These three investment trusts yield more than 8%

Income above 8% is hard to find among mainstream equities, but the closed-ended sector still offers some of the most generous payouts on the London market. Here are three income investment trusts spanning UK infrastructure debt, US financials, and Asian equities that are currently distributing well over that threshold. GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP) GCP Infrastructure […] The post These three investment trusts yield more than 8% appeared f…

Income investors enjoying Q2 record dividends

Income investors have enjoyed a strong quarter with UK companies paying out their all-time highest levels of dividend payments, according to industry research.The latest Computershare UK Dividend Monitor – a quarterly report produced by the financial administration company, which tracks share registers of limited companies, including how they return money to shareholders – said regular dividends were the driving force behind the regular payments…

Computershare: Banks and miners lead the charge as UK dividends reach record high

UK dividends hit a record high of £35.3bn in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest figures from Computershare’s Dividend Monitor. This marked a headline rise of 2.5% in quarterly dividends, with regular dividends (not including specials and exchange-rate moves) up 7.4%. Mark Cleland, CEO, Issuer Services United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Ireland and Africa at Computershare, said: “The aggregate figures for Q2 were positive, but divi…