Sector report: Why is global equity income so unloved?

In spite of what many investors might think, there is more to income than just UK equities. The IMA Global Equity Income sector has a broader investment universe than its UK-focused counterpart, yet appears less attractive to many retail investors. Indeed, net retail sales for the sector are currently seven times smaller than that of the IMA UK Equity Income sector.  However, just because it is not in vogue it does not mean there is anything wrong with it. Encouragingly, more investors are starting to recognise that. Over the past year, around £142m worth of new inflows have gone into th...