Investors seeking income have always tended to cling to the safety of home shores. That made sense given currency risk and tax complication concerns. In any case, dividends from emerging markets were non-existent. But the dividend landscape has changed considerably in recent years: with banks and BP exiting the club, investors have been forced to expand their horizons - just at the time when a sea change occurred in corporate thinking across emerging markets on the importance of dividend payments. Some estimates suggest that as much as a third of all global equities yielding more than 4 per cent now originate in Asia. Our columnist John Baron has been paying close attention to these new sources of income and has found two funds that allow him to capture fast-rising and fast flowing Asian dividends. One has a superb track record and the second has a yield of around 7.5 per cent. Elsewhere, also on the topic of income we report on Chesnara - now yielding a mouth watering 8.9 per cent. And for top funds, check out the 13 winners of our Fund Awards - we've judged them to offer the best performance, transparency and value for investors. We've also got the Trader's latest views, and press tips round up.
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