Shamed fund boss Neil Woodford eyes return six years after his funding empire collapsed

Shamed fund boss Neil Woodford eyes return six years after his funding empire collapsed

Neil Woodford, the disgraced former fund manager, is planning a comeback six years after his investment empire collapsed.

The ex-star stock picker wrote on his financial blog that he was aiming to launch a platform called W4.0 to share ‘more strategies, more ideas and more updates’.

His boutique firm Woodford Investment Management collapsed in 2019 following a rush of withdrawals. 

His fund had taken large positions in hard-to-sell shares and, as a result, was unable to meet demands from investors for their money back.

A probe by City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority said last year that Woodford had a ‘defective’ understanding of his responsibility for the £3.7billion Equity Income Fund.

 He disagrees, however, blaming the collapse of his fund partially on the effects of Brexit.

Comeback: Neil Woodford (pictured) wrote on his blog that he was aiming to launch a platform called W4.0 to share ‘more strategies, more ideas and more updates’

Comeback: Neil Woodford (pictured) wrote on his blog that he was aiming to launch a platform called W4.0 to share ‘more strategies, more ideas and more updates’

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