Neil Woodford

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.

Income stars such as Neil Woodford and Bill Mott are set for boosts to their portfolios as AstraZeneca jumped over 3% this morning following the approval of a drug the pharma giant pinned $2bn of future sales.

Opportunities in the pharmaceuticals sector continue to be overlooked, with "phenomenal value" on offer, Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford has said.

Neil Woodford's Invesco Perpetual income funds have leapt to the top of the performance tables after two years of underperformance as the manager's value calls finally start to pay off.

Neil Woodford is poised to increase the limit on overseas investments in his £940m Edinburgh investment trust to 20%, as the manager continues to find better income opportunities outside of the UK.