UK

Neil Woodford's new income fund will aim to deliver high single digit returns annually, despite a 'challenging' economic backdrop he predicts will weigh on markets.

Jupiter has launched a US small- and mid-cap fund for Robert Siddles.

Fund managers are backing miners as a key income play this year, predicting the largest names in the sector will ramp up their dividend payouts after a poor first quarter.

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Searching for income further afield

Investors have "never lost money" by choosing smaller companies over larger ones, according to Allianz Global Investors' Andrew Neville.

Standard Life Investments' small cap manager Ken Nicholson has left the firm after fifteen years.

Investors should avoid income-paying trusts after the sector moved to trade on a premium for the first time since the financial crisis, analysts have warned, amid growing expectations interest rates could rise this year.

UK mid-cap companies have been the sweet spot of the domestic investment universe of late, returning around double the amount achieved by the largest UK companies, but where are the best opportunities now?

Investors are becoming increasingly concerned an increase in exposure to small and mid-cap stocks by UK All Companies funds could leave them vulnerable to a correction.