Invesco Perpetual

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.

Adrian Bignell's decision to avoid financials and overweight small- and mid-cap stocks helped him beat his European sector peers over the last three years.

Newton's Simon Laing has joined Invesco Perpetual as head of US equity fund management.

Invesco Perpetual is to launch commission free share classes across its range by mid-2012, but will continue to pay a platform rebate.

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.

Defaqto research has revealed a list of the top funds across the IMA sectors for income, which includes offerings from major players as well as from smaller groups.

The Invesco Perpetual Recovery Trust 2011, a split cap vehicle, has been wound up today.

This week we have made a conscious effort to buck the media's trend for negative headlines and warnings of the dangers ahead.

Neil Woodford said he has been completely ‘unsurprised' by the market sell-off and is no more concerned about the macro outlook than before the recent period of hightened volatility.

Paul Read and Paul Causer's £130m City Merchants High Yield trust is considering moving offshore for tax reasons, despite imminent rule changes designed to improve the competitiveness of the UK as a domicile.