Getting a taste for property

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Sebastian Cheek examines the reasons behind the explosion of interest in DC property funds

Direct investment in property has traditionally been the preserve of defined benefit pension funds who sit in the asset class for the long term, benefitting from the steady high levels of income, l...

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