Henderson's Job Curtis, manager of the £838m City of London investment trust, said UK equity income investors are experiencing the best conditions since the 1950s.
Michael Clark, portfolio manager of the Fidelity MoneyBuilder Dividend and Fidelity Enhanced Income funds, explains why he is not just attracted to the highest-yielding opportunities.
First State is planning to launch a Worldwide Sustainability fund for David Gait later this year, Investment Week understands.
BlackRock's Richard Plackett, manager of the £1.5bn UK Special Situations fund, has been rotating out of large-cap defensive stocks and adding to small and mid caps, reflecting his more optimistic outlook on the world economy.
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline saw a modest increase in group revenue in the first quarter of 2012 as growth in the US, emerging markets, Asia Pacific and Japan offset declines in Europe.