Woodford 4.0: Why he must leave retail investors out of latest comeback plan

Investors and industry still feeling impact of Woodford 'legacy'

'W4.0 is like having Neil Woodford by your side' is the promise, or threat, on the website of the former fund manager’s new venture.

To be honest, over the past six years, it seems like he never really left: his investors are still suffering from the significant financial fallout of the collapse of his funds; the industry is still feeling the impact of the Woodford 'legacy'; and there has been comeback after comeback story as he desperately tries to find a way back in. Neil Woodford teases launch of 'active strategy' platform Investment Week's Cristian Angeloni broke the news of his latest venture on Monday (14 April) and worryingly, it seems a lot more UK retail-focused in tone than his previous attempts, at a tim...