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What have illiquid assets ever done for us?

  • David Butcher
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Are illiquid assets the worst thing ever for savers? They stopped you getting your money out of the Neil Woodford fund and those property funds – because the manager can’t sell them, right? And aren’t some complicated new rules[1] making sure these things are handled correctly? Put like this, they sound pretty toxic. But context...

We’re institutional, it’s different over here

  • David Butcher
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We’re institutional, it’s different over here There’s some £6 trillion squirrelled away in a huge variety of funds, trusts, shares and policies. Over half is the institutional market – mainly public sector pensions, corporate pensions and insurance funds. But, while institutional investment attracts the majority of assets, it’s served by a minority of communications experts....