Woodford campaign

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 ...

Woodford fines announced – but no further redress for WEIF investors.

Six years after the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) trapped 300,000 investors, and following more than five years of investigation, on 5th August 2025 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finally announced its decision to fine Neil Woodford and his firm, Woodford Investment Management (WIM).   The FCA has issued fines of £5.88 million to Neil Woodford and £40 million to WIM. Both have referred the decision to the Upper Tribunal, meaning the fines have no immediate effect and may not ...