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A Regulatory Catastrophe: The FCA and the Woodford Fund Debacle

24 August 2025  The aftershocks of the collapse of the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF), once a titan of the UK's retail investment scene, continue to reverberate through the financial landscape.   Six years on from the fund’s ignominious suspension, the recent levying of a £46 million fine on Neil Woodford and his firm by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has done little to quell the simmering anger of hundreds of thousands of investors who saw their savings decimated.   This protracted scandal is a damning indictment ...

Laggard Dewhurst: Another Delisting on the Cheap?

Following Gusbourne and Anexo, here is another example of exploitation of minority shareholders by controlling shareholders through delisting.   The share price of the ordinary and A shares shows the dangers of dual class structures and the divergence of their share prices, as governance issues impact differently on the classes:               Source: Stockopedia  Summary of Dewhurst's Delisting and Impact on Minority Shareholders   Dewhurst Group PLC, a global manufacturer and supplier of components for the lift, transport, and keypad industries, announced its intention to delist from AIM and ...

Anexo – another delisting on the cheap?

Anexo Group: Analysis of the 60p Bid and Investor Reaction  Following the 22nd July 2025 announcement of a takeover offer for Anexo Group plc, this blog provides an analysis...

UK PLC on Sale

The Alarming Trend of Undervaluation and an Exodus from the London Stock Exchange  The recent takeover of automotive engineering firm Dowlais Group by a US competitor starkly illustrates a worrying trend plaguing the UK stock market. Yet again, a British company has been acquired for what seems to be a bargain price, underscoring a persistent failure by UK investors to recognise the value inherent in their own domestic companies.   This apathy is leaving UK PLC vulnerable to foreign takeovers and contributing to ...

Trump Accounts

  Better financial education, better investment launchpads for life, share ownership for all Should we be pressing for Starmer Accounts in the UK to rival Trump Accounts? Every child born in the USA from 31 Dec 2024 receives $1,000 in a Trump Account, a tax-deferred (not exempt) investment which tracks the performance of a broad-based US stock market index. Parents and others can also contribute up to $5,000 a year into the account. The Trump account will only invest in shares, not cash. The logic ...