Update: Woodford 'extremely sorry' for fund suspension

'Best interests of all investors'

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In a statement to investors, fund manager Neil Woodford apologised for the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income fund to redemptions, saying the move was made in the interest of investors and would provide him with the "time and space" to execute his strategy.

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