Fidelity CEO Richards backs new open-ended fund rules - reports

Follows Woodford collapse

Mike Sheen
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CEO of Fidelity International Anne Richards has backed new rules governing the liquidity requirements of open-ended funds in the wake of the 2019 collapse of Woodford Investment Management and the most recent physical property fund suspension.

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