Law firm considers compensation claims against Woodford ACD Link

Accused of multiple failures in WEIF collapse

Mike Sheen
clock • 3 min read

Legal claims for compensation are being considered against the Woodford Equity Income fund's (WEIF) authorised corporate director (ACD) Link Fund Solutions, which is accused of early-stage failures in the fund's collapse, a failure to act in the best interests of investors, and ultimately having not "done its job properly".

Link, which today (5 June) also announced it had agreed to sell a significant portion of the fund's remaining assets, held an important role in oversight and investor protection in its role ACD of the fund, which first suspended a year ago this week. The WEIF affair has led to separate legal challenges, with law firms Leigh Day and Slater & Gordon seeking compensation for investors in the former Woodford fund. To date, Leigh Day have been contacted by over 3,000 former WEIF investors and the firm has confirmed that investigations into both Link and Hargreaves Lansdown are "ongoing", w...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Regulation

FCA unveils enhanced rules for market data and investment research

FCA unveils enhanced rules for market data and investment research

Including bonds and derivatives

Cristian Angeloni
clock 05 November 2024 • 2 min read
Jupiter changes Global Sustainable Equities fund name to comply with SDR

Jupiter changes Global Sustainable Equities fund name to comply with SDR

Renamed Jupiter Global Leaders fund

Eve Maddock-Jones
clock 05 November 2024 • 2 min read
FCA issues warning notice against Crispin Odey

FCA issues warning notice against Crispin Odey

Over alleged code of conduct breaches

Cristian Angeloni
clock 01 November 2024 • 2 min read
Trustpilot