Asset Management

Jefferies sounds Woodford warning for investment trusts

The contagion of the star manager's woes from his flagship fund to his investment trust has lessons for others in the sector

Listed funds investing in hard-to-trade debt could be the next victims of Woodford-style collapses, investment bank Jefferies has warned — underlining how the star fund manager’s travails are focusing attention on fault lines in the markets.

The suspension of trading in Woodford’s £3.7bn Equity Income fund on June 3 sent shock waves through the UK fund management industry, but it is not the only Woodford vehicle facing problems.

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