Schroders scrapes £75m for British Opportunities Trust as UK smaller companies launches fail to entice

Firm 'faces headwinds'

David Brenchley
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Pessimism on UK assets and heavy discounts elsewhere in the peer group meant fund managers secured just one-sixth of the £450m expected to be raised for UK smaller companies investment trusts.

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