Lindsell Train controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Governance and founder-dividend scrutiny
Reports based on the firm's annual report said that the founders and their spouses received £35.5 million in dividends. The payments attracted scrutiny because Lindsell Train funds had experienced periods of underperformance and the firm was simultaneously facing questions about risk oversight.
2020
Fund concentration-limit breaches
Several Lindsell Train funds were reported to have breached compliance rules relating to concentration limits. The matter prompted scrutiny of portfolio construction, liquidity and disclosure, particularly after the collapse of Neil Woodford's investment business had heightened attention to fund-risk controls.