New FCA chief Bailey calls for 'liquidity mismatches' in property funds to be addressed

'Issues need to be looked at'

Natalie Kenway
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Andrew Bailey, the new chief of the Financial Conduct Authority, has said there are issues with the structures of open-ended property funds that need to be addressed, following the suspension of the SLI £2.7bn UK Real Estate fund yesterday.

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