FCA sues Neil Woodford for allegedly offering unauthorised investment advice
Summary
The UK financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is suing Neil Woodford and his company W4.0 for giving investment advice without permission. Woodford had previously been banned from managing funds after his large investment fund collapsed in 2019 due to bad investment choices.Key Facts
- The FCA has started legal action to stop Neil Woodford and W4.0 from offering investment advice.
- W4.0 is a company registered in the United Arab Emirates.
- The FCA claims Woodford and W4.0 are giving regulated financial advice and promotions through a subscription website without FCA approval.
- Woodford was banned in 2023 from senior financial roles after his equity fund failed.
- His fund was once worth over £10 billion but lost money due to poor investments and hard-to-sell private companies.
- The fund was suspended and later shut down, returning less money to 30,000 investors.
- Woodford and his company were fined £46 million by the FCA in 2025.
- Woodford launched W4.0 last year, offering investment strategies via subscription to individuals.
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