How semi-liquid funds can help retail investors profit from private markets

Investment trusts offer access to enticing opportunities in global unlisted firms and assets. For highly experienced investors with plenty of money, semi-liquid funds are another way in

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Private markets offer alluring opportunities. From the fastest-growing firms to the infrastructure that will deliver net zero, the assets with the potential to yield the most exciting returns in the years ahead are not to be found in public arenas such as stock exchanges and bond markets. You’ll need to invest privately.

However, that is a problem. It’s tricky to access private markets if you’re an ordinary retail investor. There are plenty of collective funds that offer exposure to these assets, but these private-equity, private-credit and infrastructure funds are largely the preserve of institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurers.

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David Prosser
Business Columnist

David Prosser is a regular MoneyWeek columnist, writing on small business and entrepreneurship, as well as pensions and other forms of tax-efficient savings and investments. David has been a financial journalist for almost 30 years, specialising initially in personal finance, and then in broader business coverage. He has worked for national newspaper groups including The Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer, Express Newspapers and, most recently, The Independent, where he served for more than three years as business editor.