Neil woodford
11 May 2012
Neil Woodford's heavy overweight pharmaceutical position on the Invesco Perpetual Income fund dragged the portfolio into the bottom quartile during the first three months of the year.
20 April 2012
Moody's has downgraded Tesco's debt rating after warning it will "take time to revive profit growth" at the UK's largest supermarket.
16 April 2012
Neil Woodford has for the first time lifted the lid on why he completely sold out of retailer Tesco, while admitting he was disinclined to do so with the stock trading at distressed valuations.
28 March 2012
Neil Woodford's love of pharmaceutical companies has been well publicised over the past few years, but the income investor has been particularly excited about the prospects of a company using pieces of pig to regrow human tissue.
27 March 2012
Invesco Perpetual's income stalwart Neil Woodford remains convinced pharmaceuticals are the buy of the decade, stating the sector is now the cheapest it has ever traded.
01 March 2012
Asset managers and business leaders including Neil Woodford and Terry Leahy have criticised short-termism among UK investors and warned it is a threat to equity markets.
10 February 2012
Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford has revealed he sold out of his Tesco holding after the firm's profit warning last month, just as veteran investor Warren Buffett was snapping up the stock.
02 February 2012
AstraZeneca, a stalwart of many income portfolios including Neil Woodford's, has said it will raise its dividend by 10% despite sounding an earnings warning for 2012.
17 January 2012
Neil Woodford has delivered a blow to European markets' positive start to the year, warning the eurozone is on the brink of entering recession.
16 January 2012
First State’s Martin Lau has beaten stars including Invesco Perpetual’s Neil Woodford and Neptune’s Robin Geffen to see his Greater China Growth fund ranked the most consistent performer over the three years to the end of 2011.
13 January 2012
A number of top fund managers took a hit on their portfolios this week as retail favourite Tesco issued a profits warning, sending its shares down 16% in a day - the largest fall since 1988.
19 December 2011
Industry heavyweights Neil Woodford and Anthony Bolton have had contrasting fortunes running their closed-ended vehicles over the past year.
14 December 2011
Invesco Perpetual’s head of investment Neil Woodford said his favoured defensive blue chip names have recently delivered some confident trading updates, despite tough macroeconomic conditions.
09 November 2011
Neil Woodford has revealed his "increasing concern" about the situation in the eurozone as he warns of a European credit crunch and the risk of the UK following Europe into recession next year.
26 October 2011
GlaxoSmithKline and British American Tobacco, two of Neil Woodford’s largest holdings, have reported rising revenues in the third quarter.
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