Financial news

• Woodford's fall shows that investment genius rarely lasts | Nils Pratley

  04-06-2019 20:56
  Why did it take independent outsiders such as Hargreaves and the FCA so long to notice?You can find (at least for now) a short video on Woodford Investment Management’s website in which the man himself, back in September 2017, addresses a burning question: “Has Neil Woodford lost it?” Woodford’s answer, naturally, is that he still has “it”, just as he did in 1999 when he sat out the dotcom bubble and was vindicated within a year.But the date on the video is in
  
  Read more

• Packaging-free trial: Waitrose hits the ground running

  04-06-2019 20:27
  Refilling stations and cotton bags replace plastic packages receiving positive response in Oxford“We’d sold out of porridge oats and muesli by lunchtime and fusilli pasta is getting low,” said Tor Harris, pointing to the rainbow-like row of 28 vertical perspex dispensers filled with dried foods from red lentils to pumpkin seeds and quinoa.Harris, head of corporate social responsibility for Waitrose, was striding the aisles at the store in central Oxford to gauge customers&rsquo
  
  Read more

• Neil Woodford: star fund manager mixes arrogance and humility

  04-06-2019 15:50 via theguardian.com
  The top stock-picker manages billions – but admits ‘you will get things wrong’Neil Woodford was once the UK’s biggest star fund manager, personally managing a £25bn mountain of money on behalf of pension funds and other investors at Invesco Perpetual.When Woodford, now 59, decided to quit Invesco and go it alone in 2013 it was a huge shock for the fund management industry, with many experts predicting investors would withdraw huge sums from Invesco to follow their m
  
  Read more

• When will First Utility give me my £2,500 back?

  04-06-2019 08:00
  I’m delighted I’m that much in credit but although I’ve chased, I’ve not received any of itAfter several years of estimated bills from First Utility, I was asked to submit a meter reading. To my delight, I was advised I was £2,500 in credit and promised a cheque within 10 days. It didn’t come and only when I chased was I told the refund was “under investigation”.Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

Follow @financialnwsUK on Twitter!