Invesco Perpetual's Woodford gears up for live update

Neil Woodford, one of the UK's most highly regarded fund managers, is to give his views on the UK economy and stock market as he addresses investors in a conference call later this morning.

The head of investment at Invesco Perpetual, who is responsible for £23bn in UK equity assets, has described the current climate as one of best investment opportunities of his career: "I'm looking forward to setting the record straight. I believe investors think I require significant economic headwinds in order for my funds to perform, but in reality I am invested in some of the best quality companies in the UK stock market on ludicrously cheap valuations. In my opinion, this is the best investment opportunity since the tech bubble in 2000." However, his £8bn Income and £10.7bn High I...