Neil Woodford

GlaxoSmithKline and British American Tobacco, two of Neil Woodford's largest holdings, have reported rising revenues in the third quarter.

Warnings about banks, eurozone concerns and a high profile job for an ex-New Star manager were among our best read stories this week.

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.

Zimbabwean investment company Masawara, which is backed by Neil Woodford in the £18.6bn Invesco Perpetual income funds, has raised $50m towards its capital target since IPO last year.

Jayesh Manek's £40m Manek Growth fund has soared to the top of the UK All Companies sector, losing just 2.5% in the last three months of excessive market volatility.

Neil Woodford has helped initiate a boardroom overhaul at claims handler Helphire, ousting former Tory leader Michael Howard after the company posted a series of disappointing results.

Tobacco group reports a 2% increase in net revenues as UK managers concur Imperial Tobacco is a key holding in their portfolios.

Imperial Tobacco, one of Neil Woodford's top 10 stocks across his income portfolios, has reported full-year trading will be in line with previous forecasts, with its share price rising over 2% in reaction.

Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford is set to profit as his holding Omega Insurance received two takeover bids in as many days.

The heavy market sell-off over the past month has pushed preiums in the closed-ended UK income sector to near all-time highs as investors hunt for income, according to analysts.