Katrina Lloyd: If Woodford was really sorry he would stay away and let investment industry rebuild

'Many of his comments show he hasn't changed at all'

Katrina Lloyd
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PA editor-in-chief Katrina Lloyd shares her views on the return of Neil Woodford and what it means for the wider financial services industry

Neil Woodford's astonishing interview with The Telegraph over the weekend and the news he is to launch a comeback fund for professional investors sent shockwaves throughout the investment industry.  It is easy to see why thousands of investors with around £200m still trapped in his former fund are furious about the interview and his plans to start over with a new vehicle. You can read the interview in full here and more about the plans here. But there are longer-term implications too for an investment industry desperately trying to rebuild trust and deal with the wider fallout from the h...

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