Link returns £20m to Woodford investors in first distribution since 2020

Distribution comes with warning sales will stretch into 2023

James Baxter-Derrington
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Link Fund Solutions has warned investors that the winding up of the former Woodford Equity Income fund is likely to last into the second half of 2023, dragging the closure into its fourth year.

The warning comes as part of a letter to investors published yesterday (6 October), with the former authorised corporate director suggesting investors will need to reset any expectations they may have. "Investors are reminded that the assets that remain to be sold are the less liquid assets of the fund and it is expected that some of these assets may not be sold before mid-2023," wrote managing director Karl Midl. This marks the fifth capital distribution of the LF Equity Income fund and the first in almost two years, with around £20m set to be returned to investors. The final amount ...

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