LTAFs are only part of the private markets solution for wealth managers

Semi-liquid funds and ELTIFs on the table

Valeria Martinez
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The Financial Conduct Authority’s Long-Term Asset Fund is the UK’s answer to broadening private markets access to retail investors, but this structure is only part of the solution, Travers Smith funds partner Will Normand has argued.

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