BlueBay's head of investment risk Blua: Daily dealing property funds an 'aberration'

Structure 'an accident waiting to happen'

James Baxter-Derrington
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Open-ended property funds offering investors daily liquidity are an "aberration", according to Jean-Philippe Blua, head of investment risk and performance at BlueBay Asset Management, who described the fund structure as "an accident waiting to happen".

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