Impact of Woodford fund suspension revealed as Hargreaves receives further blow - reports

Kent County Council pension fund also hit

Beth Brearley
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Beleaguered fund group Woodford Investment Management was under the spotlight again over the weekend as it was revealed the issues with its suspended flagship fund has wiped £36m off the value of an investment by Kent County Council, while Hargreaves Lansdown and financial advisers were also under fire once again in relation to the saga.

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