Q&A: Barnett's equity income outlook at the start of the summer

With the news the industry's best known fund manager, Neil Woodford, is moving on from Invesco Perpetual, there is a lot of pressure on his successor Mark Barnett.

In June we interviewed Barnett (pictured), who will take over the huge IP Income and High Income funds next year when Woodford leaves. Here we remind readers of his positioning and views on the market earlier this year. --- The IMA UK Equity Income sector remains popular with UK investors chasing yield in a low-growth environment, and one name in the peer group has stood out above the rest over the past decade. Neil Woodford, the country’s most popular manager and one of the few to be widely recognised outside the financial services industry, continues to make headlines. Howev...