Neil Woodford

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.

As Woodford's fund offer period comes to an end, how will it compare with the biggest launches ever?

Neil Woodford's new fund is a focal point of investor interest at the moment, but those looking to diversify their UK equity income exposure have a number of alternatives.

Invesco Perpetual's co-head of fixed interest Paul Read has said he expects the UK's base rate to rise in the first quarter of next year, in contrast to the forecast of his former colleague Neil Woodford.

Neil Woodford has been handed a mandate on Skandia's WealthSelect range, likely in the region of hundreds of millions of pounds, with the platform also getting access to the manager's 65bps share class.

Standard Life has become the second platform to secure cheaper access to Neil Woodford's new fund, after the group negotiated access to the 0.65% AMC share class.

Neil Woodford is considering opening talks with his former firm Invesco Perpetual about a private multi-billion pound deal to bring across his old stakes in the country's largest stocks, and avoid creating havoc in their share prices.

Hargreaves Lansdown is to transfer more than £400m of multi-manager assets from Mark Barnett's Invesco Perpetual income funds to Neil Woodford's new UK equity income offering.

Hargreaves Lansdown has secured what it says is the cheapest share class in the market for Neil Woodford's new fund, selling the investment star's fund for 60bps.

Neil Woodford has said a number of core holdings seen across the UK equity income sector could be hit by dividend cuts in the near future.