Top British dividend payers

Investing in dividend payers is good discipline, says fund manager Simon Gergel. Here, he tips three to buy now.

Each week, a professional investortells MoneyWeekwhere he'd put hismoney now.This week:Simon Gergel,fund manager,The Merchants Trust.

The Merchants Trust recently celebrated its 126th anniversary. Over its history, the trust has focused on delivering a high and rising income, plus capital growth. Today it invests in a diversified portfolio of large, established UK companies.

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Simon Gergel

Simon has been the Chief Investment Officer of UK Equities at Allianz Global Investors for more than 17 years and he has extensive experience in fund management. Previous to that, Simon was the Director Senior Fund Manager at HSBC for four years and a UK fund manager executivedirector at UBS Global Asset Management for 14 years. He has a degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge. Simon contributes to MoneyWeek, giving his outlook on the stockmarket in MoneyWeek’s share tips.