commercial property

Follows third fund launch in August

Anticipates positive impact of around 5%

Fund reopened after Brexit suspension

China vehicles top but property funds hit

Six fund managers reveal the long-term trends driving their strategies, and the positions that have worked well for their portfolios this year, as well as the sectors they have avoided

Suspended trading on 4 July

Re-opening on 14 October

Closed-ended property trusts may not have been as badly impacted by the Brexit vote as their open-ended counterparts, which suffered £792m of redemptions in July, but the summer has still been a volatile period for the sector.

As open-ended property funds start to reopen after suspensions following the Brexit vote, there is a danger the debate around these vehicles gets kicked into the long grass until the next crisis erupts.

Suspended trading in July