Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Neil Russell Woodford CBE (born 1960) is UK Head of Equities for Invesco Perpetual in the UK and has been described as "one of the best known and best performing fund managers in the UK market today".After graduating in Economics and Agricultural Economics from University of Exeter in 1981, Woodford began his career with the Dominion Insurance Company. In 1987 he became a fund manager with Eagle Star, then moved to Invesco Perpetual in 1988. He has also pursued postgraduate studies in Finance at the London Business School.Woodford runs the Invesco Perpetual Income, and Invesco Perpetual High Income funds, with respectively £10.36 billion and £13.64 billion in assets.The High Income Fund is Britain's largest investment fund, and accordingly has considerable influence over the sectors he invests in - describing negotiations with government over water pricing, he said: "We had a meeting with a minister only last week. If we can't get an attractive, risk-adjusted return, then they won't get the infrastructure investment they want. We're not a charity." Woodford was also vocal over the 2012 proposed merger between British defence company BAE Systems and EADS, the European aerospace group, warning that unless there was a “substantial change” in BAE’s strategy, Invesco would have to consider “all options open to us”. Woodford has a reputation as a fund manager who can provide stability and reliability even in turbulent market conditions. The Perpetual High Income fund has grown in value by 212,42% (12.06% annualised) over the past 10 years,while the Perpetual Income fund has grown 204.9% (11.79% annualised) over the same period. Both funds adopt a High Yield approach to investing, as they are in the Equity Income sector, focusing on companies that pay a high dividend yield. Current holdings are focused on the tobacco, pharmaceutical, and utilities sectors.In 2012, Woodford was singled out in a government-commissioned report on the UK equity markets last year as the ideal fund manager and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to the economy.In September 2013, Woodford criticised Labour's energy prices policy as shares in Centrica and SSE fell. A million small investors were affected by the fall due to fears over Labour plans to cap energy prices after the next election.In October 2013, Woodford announced that he would be leaving Invesco Perpetual in April 2014 to set up his own fund management business.. }
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- Neil_Woodford abstract "Neil Russell Woodford CBE (born 1960) is UK Head of Equities for Invesco Perpetual in the UK and has been described as "one of the best known and best performing fund managers in the UK market today".After graduating in Economics and Agricultural Economics from University of Exeter in 1981, Woodford began his career with the Dominion Insurance Company. In 1987 he became a fund manager with Eagle Star, then moved to Invesco Perpetual in 1988. He has also pursued postgraduate studies in Finance at the London Business School.Woodford runs the Invesco Perpetual Income, and Invesco Perpetual High Income funds, with respectively £10.36 billion and £13.64 billion in assets.The High Income Fund is Britain's largest investment fund, and accordingly has considerable influence over the sectors he invests in - describing negotiations with government over water pricing, he said: "We had a meeting with a minister only last week. If we can't get an attractive, risk-adjusted return, then they won't get the infrastructure investment they want. We're not a charity." Woodford was also vocal over the 2012 proposed merger between British defence company BAE Systems and EADS, the European aerospace group, warning that unless there was a “substantial change” in BAE’s strategy, Invesco would have to consider “all options open to us”. Woodford has a reputation as a fund manager who can provide stability and reliability even in turbulent market conditions. The Perpetual High Income fund has grown in value by 212,42% (12.06% annualised) over the past 10 years,while the Perpetual Income fund has grown 204.9% (11.79% annualised) over the same period. Both funds adopt a High Yield approach to investing, as they are in the Equity Income sector, focusing on companies that pay a high dividend yield. Current holdings are focused on the tobacco, pharmaceutical, and utilities sectors.In 2012, Woodford was singled out in a government-commissioned report on the UK equity markets last year as the ideal fund manager and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to the economy.In September 2013, Woodford criticised Labour's energy prices policy as shares in Centrica and SSE fell. A million small investors were affected by the fall due to fears over Labour plans to cap energy prices after the next election.In October 2013, Woodford announced that he would be leaving Invesco Perpetual in April 2014 to set up his own fund management business.".