A ShareSoc news item by ShareSoc Director Cliff Weight The fundamentals of financial regulation are under question Recent regulatory failures (for example Woodford, the mis-selling of mini-bonds peddled by London…
…funds, Events Programme, Policy, Campaigns and Consultations: Current Focus, Woodford Claim – Leigh Day reaches key milestones, Wellesley Investors Action Group, Takeover Panel: Disclosure Requirements 13 FCA: 0.1% shorting notification…
…by Jeff Prestridge who is our key note speaker at the ShareSoc Woodford Webinar on 30 September – What happens next. click here to register In today’s article Jeff highlights…
…be no legislation against stupidity”. The recent events at Woodford come to mind. The writer also comments on the detachment of the investor or speculator from the real businesses represented…
…of Neil Woodford and the Fate of Middle England’s Money, by Owen Walker 8.10 pm Investment Trusts panel featuring Mark Bentley, Ed Shing, Simon Elliott, Jonathan Davis, Karin Schulte Go…
…proved to be the case and I sold the shares in March, as I do not have confidence in the business. Schroder UK Public Private Trust (fka Woodford Patient Capital)…
…by Jonathan Ford in the Financial Times.[1] Furthermore, the recent demise of the Woodford Equity and Income Fund, which has left many private individuals who were saving for their futures…
…the unnecessary red tape, we must ensure that necessary protections are in place. We cannot have another Woodford debacle. Principles must be clear: and when rules are written their intent…
…My decision to re-enter this holding in 2021 proved to be a mistake. The former Woodford Patient Capital Trust continued to disappoint and I exited again in May, taking a…
…was up about 40%. I continue to add to Burford from time to time. It suffers from bad press and a bad history, not least because Woodford was an investor….
…Woodford debacle. The ShareSoc VCT Investors Group has highlighted in the past some VCTs where performance has been poor and fees high, and those with average performance and high fees….
…a cosy deal has been done between the fund and the platform. This was the case with Woodford and Hargreaves Lansdown). Arguably, the FCA should ban such platform-specific units in…
