Asset Management

UK property managers play down risk of contagion from M&G suspension

Fund managers issue statements downplaying the prospects for a repeat of 2016's widespread closures

UK property managers play down risk of contagion from M&G suspension
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Managers of the UK’s largest commercial property funds have moved to reassure investors that they have enough cash to meet withdrawal requests amid fears of a fresh run on the sector.

Aberdeen Standard Investments, Aviva Investors, Janus Henderson Investors and Legal & General Investment Management all put out statements stressing their funds’ large cash buffers after M&G Investments gated its flagship property fund on December 4.

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