The British banking industry is slowly recovering from a multitude of problems including the effects of global financial crisis, the European debt crisis, the LIBOR manipulation scandal, etc. Among the top five banks, three reported decent earnings for  last year. In addition, HSBC, Barclays and Standard Chartered also increased their dividends for the first time since the financial …

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FE Trustnet recently published a research report listing the most popular UK income stocks held by UK Equity Income Funds. The 20 stocks in the list are all members of the FTSE 100 index. According to the report, AstraZeneca, Centrica and Imperial Tobacco are the highest-conviction plays among UK Equity Income managers. The most popular UK …

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The British equity market offers many excellent companies for investors looking to add some exposure to UK and also earn a higher total return. Five reasons for investing in British stocks are listed below: The current dividend yield for UK is 3.4% compared to 2.2% for the US market. Due to the tax treaty with …

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The total number of British companies traded publicly on the equity markets continue to decline for many years due to many reasons. Unlike in the past, many companies do not find a compelling need to go public. In addition, companies are able to fund their capital requirements through internal funding and issuing debt. The explosive …

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Holding an investment such as stocks, bonds or other assets usually yields higher returns over the long-term than short-term. The minimum long-term can defined as a duration of five years but depends depends on many factors including an individual investor’s situation. Stocks for the long-term must be high quality stocks that pay dividends, have consistent …

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