The Chancellor George Osborne has proposed scrapping the 2% conversion charge on real estate investment trusts (Reits).
Saltus Partners' multi-manager Dan Kemp is finding compelling value in listed alternative investment trusts and is looking to profit from the sector's deep discounts.
The aftermath of the global credit crisis has seen property as an asset class struggle in the face of liquidity issues.
Global real estate investment trusts trading on huge discounts are offering value but liquidity remains low, said the managers of First State's Global Property Securities fund.
An oil and gas overweight has been the biggest driver of outperformance for the £99m J.P. Morgan Smaller Companies investment trust over the past year.
Invesco Powershares has agreed an exclusive deal with Keefe, Bruyette and Woods (KBW) for four financial services indexes.
Schroders' Matthew Dobbs has taken his fund's Singapore weighting from 10% to 20% since May, as prices have become more attractive.