Thousands of Neil Woodford investors sue Hargreaves Lansdown

More than 5,000 people who invested in Woodford's collapsed equity income product are taking Hargreaves Lansdown to court

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Backing Neil Woodford has tarnished HL’s reputation
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It is more than five years since Neil Woodford’s UK equity fund collapsed but investors are still scrambling to get their money.

In the latest twist in the long-running saga, which began when the once-celebrated portfolio manager’s flagship fund was suspended by the regulator in 2019, investors are now suing Hargreaves Lansdown.

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Chris Newlands

Chris is a freelance journalist, and was previously an editor and correspondent at the Financial Times as well as the business and money editor at The i Newspaper. He is also the author of the Virgin Money Maker, the personal finance guide published by Virgin Books, and has written for the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, South China Morning Post, TimeOut, Barron's and The Guardian. He is a graduate in Economics.