Yield-hungry investors have been flocking to specialist property trusts this year, against a backdrop of falling demand for more generalist property funds.

Previously held the role on secondment

Effective from 1 September

Platform launches 12 trusts

Follows launch of active ETFs

Only 26% of investment trusts launched between 2000 and 2009 are still going strong, while the rest have been wound up due to poor performance, wide discounts or because their mandate is no longer relevant, according to Numis Securities.

Gubriy appointed head of global REIT funds

Will join sales team on 8 June

Follows 'outstanding' 2015

Joins from BNY Mellon subsidiary