Traded life policies to become mainstream asset

Asset class is expected to grow fivefold over the next 25 years as it becomes an attractive alternative to with-profits-based investments

Traded Life Policy funds will become mainstream investments as the asset class is expected to grow fivefold over the next 25 years, according to a recent report. The document, written by Bristol Business School Professor Merlin Stone, claims that retail investors are now becoming more interested in the asset class. Stone believes funds investing in Traded Life Policies (TLP) will increase as they become an attractive alternative to with-profits-based investments. He also believes there is little understanding of the asset class in the marketplace, which he claims has now reached $30bn wo...