Coronavirus hits global property with ASI revealing additional suspension
Aberdeen Standard Investments had already suspended two UK property funds
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Columbia Threadneedle and cash-heavy LGIM suspend property funds
LGIM was able to navigate Brexit liquidity problems but has now been hit by valuation uncertainty
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BMO Gam and Aberdeen Standard freeze quartet of property funds
More than £8.5bn in property fund assets now frozen on back of coronavirus-driven volatility
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FTSE fails to live up to ‘low beta’ reputation amid coronavirus sell off
Lack of technology will hit index as people are forced to digitalise their lives
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Platform ‘bloodletting’ set to be ‘many times worse’ in 2020 from coronavirus hit
2019 net sales of £29.7bn were the worst in six years
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Aviva Investors latest to suspend property fund on coronavirus volatility
Kames and Janus Henderson have already suspended funds due to independent valuation issues
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Chancellor pledges £330bn boost for coronavirus-hit businesses
Square Mile compares the package to the 2008 bailout for banks
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UK government’s remote working push is no excuse for funds to underperform
Technology set to aid fund managers during coronavirus isolation, although idea generation could suffer
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Chancellor’s time horizon for coronavirus impacts rubbished in Treasury select committee
MPs warned of ‘large numbers of people losing their jobs, hours being cut, businesses in trouble’
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Michael Lindsell jumps on rare discount in trust known for soaring premium
Lindsell Train investment trust last year hit a 99% premium
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Coronavirus turns active management underperformance on its head
Investors mixed on the long-term outlook for the industry as 89% of UK equity funds outperform
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Janus Henderson trust among first to issue health warning for shareholder meeting
Henderson Alternative Strategies is urging shareholders to vote remotely as it prepares to wind down