Katrina Lloyd, editor-in-chief of Investment Week and Professional Adviser, assesses the longer-term impact for the investment sector of some of the biggest industry stories from an eventful H1.
Investors were hit by a crisis of confidence in the banking system in Q1, but their focus shifted in Q2 to concerns about good governance, amid calls for the wider industry to step up its protections for employees, investors and individuals. The fall of hedge fund group Odey Asset Management was swift after the Financial Times published an investigation claiming founder Crispin Odey had evaded sexual assault allegations for decades. No mention of Odey or Woodford in FCA annual report It took just over a week for the firm to go from celebrating its best-ever year for performance to...
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