Recent history has been challenging for income-seeking investors.
It says something about the challenges the UK market faces when Brexit is not the biggest risk investors fear.
The London IPO market has been subdued since the second half of 2018, as a result of increased market volatility.
Traditional sources of investment income are facing structural issues, while the alternative income sector is booming.
We expect to see continued market volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty in the UK throughout 2019, not least due to Brexit.
Industry Voice: A market led by the large commodity stocks over the past few years has seen 'revenge of the index', making it difficult for all-cap managers to keep pace. Are we now on the precipice of a reversion of this?
As UK equity income investors, one sector we have found attractive is data or information service providers, which offer services to either corporates or consumers.