Necessary fund gatings 'disastrous' for Eastern European funds 

Suspensions expected

Lauren Mason
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All Russian equity funds of funds with heavy exposure to Russia will have no choice but to suspend trading “in line with rules governing open-ended funds”, according to several investment professionals, who warn this will likely remain the case for “a long time” and will be “disastrous” for such mandates.

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