Recent years have seen companies opt to remain private for longer; due to their ability to access capital from alternative areas and to remain free of the increasingly burdensome requirements of being listed. The implosion of the Woodford Equity Income Fund as a result of liquidity problems has shone a negative light on open-ended funds holding stakes in private companies. However, the capacity to hold illiquid assets is one of the key characteristics of the investment trust structure. In this a ....
01 Apr 2020
Mind the gap
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Mind the gap
Chrysalis Investments Limited (CHRY:LON), 77.2 | Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc (USA:LON), 193 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc (SMT:LON), 813 | Fidelity China Special Situations PLC (FCSS:LON), 201 | Rit Capital Partners PLC (RCP:LON), 0 | Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI:LON), 0 | Augmentum Fintech PLC (AUGM:LON), 0
- Published:
01 Apr 2020 -
Author:
William Sobczak -
Pages:
5
Recent years have seen companies opt to remain private for longer; due to their ability to access capital from alternative areas and to remain free of the increasingly burdensome requirements of being listed. The implosion of the Woodford Equity Income Fund as a result of liquidity problems has shone a negative light on open-ended funds holding stakes in private companies. However, the capacity to hold illiquid assets is one of the key characteristics of the investment trust structure. In this a ....