UK Equity Income

Mark Barnett's Invesco Perpetual Income and UK Strategic Income funds are to exit the IMA UK Equity Income sector in the next few days.

Woodford Investment Management raised £1.6bn for the CF Woodford Equity Income fund during its offer period this month, the company has announced.

A hike in the base rate of as little as 0.25% would have a much greater impact on the disposable incomes of highly indebted consumers, potentially threatening the UK's recovery, Neil Woodford has said.

Kames Capital CEO Martin Davis talks to Anna Fedorova about Scottish independence, rebranding, and the group's plans to diversify away from the fixed income space.

UK equity income funds recorded their best month on record in April as the ongoing demand for income solutions saw them rake in hundreds of millions of pounds.

Global equity income investors saw dividends leap by 31.4% in the first quarter of 2014, buoyed by special payouts, with the underlying increase rising at the fastest rate since 2012.

Neil Woodford is to launch his long-awaited equity income fund at the start of next month with a flat fee structure that will see his firm absorb admin costs.

Neil Woodford has said he plans to create a major asset management business, rather than a simple boutique, as he begins life at Woodford Investment Management.

US giant Pfizer has made an improved offer to buy AstraZeneca, the UK's second largest pharmaceuticals company, raising its bid to £50 a share.

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