New FCA liquidity rules fail to shift buyer sentiment on property funds

Reaction to NURS guidelines

Mike Sheen
clock • 4 min read

New Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules designed to improve the governance of funds investing in illiquid assets will do little to tackle the inherent problems in direct property funds, which have been hit with heavy outflows since the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to fund buyers.

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