FCA is ‘incompetent’ and transformation plan a ‘failure’, MPs say November 25, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is “incompetent” and “defective” and attempts to transform itself over the past four years have been a “failure”, according to a damning report by a group of MPs, set to be revealed tomorrow. In a more than 350-page report compiled over three years, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud [...]
More than 5,000 Woodford investors sue Hargreaves Lansdown November 17, 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK's biggest retail investment platform, is being sued by more than 5,000 investors who claim it kept recommending Neil Woodford’s equity fund when it ran into problems.
Neil Woodford is offering advice, should we listen? April 29, 2024 Neil Woodford, who was investigated by the FCA after losing billions, is telling us to be optimistic about the economy. He has a point, says Eliot Wilson Neil Woodford, whose eponymous investment fund collapsed amid investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2019, has obviously been taking a course in self-assurance from Liz Truss. The [...]
The newest finfluencer in town: Neil Woodford April 18, 2024 The former Woodford Equity Income fund manager launched a new blog yesterday called Woodford Views, aiming to "shed some light" on what led to his firm's collapse.
Investment platforms blocking the purchase of investment trusts risk creating ‘another Woodford’ disaster April 14, 2024 DIY platforms like AJ Bell, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Investor have been caught blocking the purchase of investment trusts.
Inside the collapse of star manager Neil Woodford’s fund April 11, 2024 The FCA has pointed the finger at Neil Woodford and Link Fund Solutions for the collapse of the Woodford Equity Income fund.
FCA takes action against disgraced stock picker Neil Woodford for ‘defective understanding of responsibilities’ April 11, 2024 Former manager of the Woodford Equity Income fund, Neil Woodford, has been slammed by the FCA for his actions running the fund.
Woodford investors set for £230m payout as judge sanction compensation scheme February 9, 2024 Investors in Neil Woodford’s collapsed investment fund are set for £230m in payouts after a court approved a controversial redress scheme today.
Woodford deal could create ‘systemic risk’ by scrapping investor protections, say academics January 17, 2024 A group of academics have warned that the planned £230m compensation for Woodford investors “would be likely to set a dangerous precedent” by scrapping “cornerstone” protections for investors provided by regulators.
Woodford compensation in sight after investors back controversial £230m scheme December 15, 2023 Burnt investors in Neil Woodford’s collapsed investment fund are on the cusp of compensation after they overwhelmingly backed a £230m redress scheme last night.