Closed-ended property trusts may not have been as badly impacted by the Brexit vote as their open-ended counterparts, which suffered £792m of redemptions in July, but the summer has still been a volatile period for the sector.
As open-ended property funds start to reopen after suspensions following the Brexit vote, there is a danger the debate around these vehicles gets kicked into the long grass until the next crisis erupts.
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Aviva Investors has announced it will resume trading of its £1.5bn Property Trust from 15 December, having suspended the fund in July.
In an ever-expanding world of multi-asset funds claiming to manage, profile, rate or target risk, it is important to understand precisely what is on offer, writes gbi2 managing director Graham Bentley.
Broadening distribution key