FCA Concerns over Neil Woodford’s business traced back to 2015

Not-so-shocking revelation this week, as it appears the FCA was warned about problems with Woodford’s investment business less than a year after it opened in 2014 – yet did nothing. It’s another timely reminder of the authorities failings in recent years, as it continues to drop the ball and takes an age to put any effective measures in place. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Woodford has now set his eyes on Jersey.

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