Schroders is currently assessing the launch of an investment trust that will provide fresh equity to both public and private markets.
The trust, which the firm hopes to launch in Q4 2020 subject to client support, would look to invest in high-quality sustainable businesses that have strong growth opportunities ahead, "if they can just survive the present", according to group chief executive Peter Harrison. Schroders launches six multi-manager portfolios A spokesperson for Schroders said: "It is expected that a large number of public and private companies will need new equity in the coming months and years. "Many do not have access to sufficient funding, preventing them from growing domestically or expanding inter...
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