Fund launches and closures: 2020 as it happened

Total of 1,014 liquidations or mergers

Mike Sheen
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A volatile year for financial markets has seen the launch of 1,477 new UCITS and ETF vehicles available to UK investors, representing £970bn in AUM, outpacing the number of closures seen over 2020.

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