Lindsell Train among 'fantastic four' to join AIC's next gen dividend heroes

Raising dividends

Lindsell Train is among four investment companies to join the Association of Investment Companies next generation Dividend Heroes list.

The other new joiners are Dunedin Income Growth, Fidelity China Special Situations and North American Income. Overall, there are 26 companies on the Dividend Heroes list that have raised dividends for ten to 19 consecutive years. Athelney leads the next generation of dividend heroes after increasing its dividend for 19 years back-to-back. It is closely followed by BlackRock Smaller Companies and Henderson Smaller Companies which have both raised dividends for 18 consecutive years. AIC launches free guide to investment companies Annabel Brodie-Smith, AIC communications director, ...