Hargreaves Lansdown among targets of Woodford investors' legal challenge

Investors face 'heavy financial losses'

Mike Sheen
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Investors in the collapsed Woodford Equity Income fund (WEIF) have engaged with legal representation in efforts to claim compensation for "heavy financial losses" accrued as a result of the fund’s demise, with Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) among those in the firing line.

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