'Flexible' UK investment companies market outshines regulated US peer

UK has benefitted from product innovation

Kathleen Gallagher
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In 2020 the UK investment company market overtook its US peer for the first time and now, with assets at an all-time high of £265bn, compared to the $306bn (£223bn) in the US, the UK market looks set to have a significant edge over the long term, according to experts.

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