Snapshot: Income still UK investors’ pet in spite of low rates

BP

Another oil major, BP temporarily fell from grace in the eyes of income investors when it suspended its dividend payments following the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico for the first three quarters of 2010. It has since made a return to the top-five dividend payers, with a quarterly dividend per share of 5p or more since Q4 2011.

GlaxoSmithKline

This global healthcare company researches and develops products in three primary areas of Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare. It has operations in more than 150 countries. In 2013 it recorded group turnover of £26.5bn, with 39 per cent coming from outside the US and Europe.