The ongoing fallout at Oxford-based Woodford Investment Management (WIM) following the suspension of the £3.7 billion LF Woodford Equity Income Fund on 3 June, has highlighted the close relationships between investment management firms.
Take Bristol-based Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) and WIM for example. The UK’s biggest execution-only stockbroker is a big fan of WIM and its funds have featured prominently in its Wealth 50 buy-list. Indeed the LF Woodford Equity Income Fund was a constituent.
Furthermore, HL’s range of multi-manag...