Neil Woodford: One year after leaving Invesco, star fund manager reviews his stock picks June 19, 2015 It’s not just Aim that is celebrating a birthday. Star fund manager Neil Woodford is celebrating one year since he left Invesco and set up Woodford Investment Management and the Woodford Equity Income fund. The fund is easily outperforming its sector, up 16.5 per cent for the year, compared with an increase of 7.8 per cent. [...]
Star manager Neil Woodford invests £21m in online brokers AJ Bell June 8, 2015 Neil Woodford, one of the UK’s most successful fund managers has poured £21m into AJ Bell, the online investment platform and stockbroker service provider. Woodford Equity Income Fund is investing £13m while a further £8m is being invested by Woodford Patient Capital. Woodford founded Woodford Equity Income after quitting Invesco Perpetual, AJ Bell’s largest shareholder. [...]
Neil Woodford’s new fund oversubscribed by 10pc – despite the team already increasing the size by £300m April 20, 2015 Neil Woodford's latest investment trust has been oversubscribed – having alread been nearly doubled from its initial figure. The Woodford Patient Capital Trust invests in early stage and early growth companies, along with a mix of blue chip stocks. Initially the team had decided the size of the closed-ended fund would be set at [...]
Star fund manager Neil Woodford says UK pharma still a good bet March 2, 2015 British science is in great shape according to Neil Woodford, one of the UK’s best known and most successful fund managers. Woodford, a long time investor in pharmaceuticals, said the industry remains an attractive place for those looking to make long- term returns on their investment as innovation and R&D productivity continues to gather pace, [...]
Star fund manager Neil Woodford eyes 10 per cent returns with new fund backing start-ups February 6, 2015 Star fund manager Neil Woodford is launching an investment fund focused on start-ups and early-stage businesses with high growth potential. The Woodford Patient Capital Trust, which will target annual returns of 10 per cent "over the longer term," is seeking to raise £200m from an initial public offering (IPO) in April. Interestingly, the fund will [...]
Neil Woodford dumps entire HSBC holding September 1, 2014 Neil Woodford, one of the City’s top performing fund managers, has sold his entire stake in HSBC just 16 months after buying into the group. Woodford sold his holding due to the rising number of fines HSBC faced, a trend he dubbed fine inflation. He bought the shares in May 2013. HSBC was fined $1.9bn [...]
He’s back: Star stockpicker Neil Woodford returns to City in spectacular style April 3, 2014 THE MOST celebrated stock market guru in Britain made a bold step back into the fray yesterday after clinching a deal to manage more than £3.5bn of cash from one of the country’s biggest wealth managers. Money manager Neil Woodford, whose investment prowess would have turned £1,000 of cash in 1990 into £23,265 today, has [...]