Positive developments for UK LTAFs and ISA investors
The FCA confirmed early in the summer that the LTAF will be classified as a restricted mass market investment, allowing it to be more broadly distributed to retail and pension investors.
The LTAF continues to be on a positive trajectory following various consultations and Wednesday’s announcement now means that eligible investors will have the ability to diversify their portfolios. A significant number of private market specialists, both in the UK and US, are building out their 2024 roadmap with the intention to launch LTAFs, whilst Platforms continue to work through their own evolution and development to support these products.
The rise of alternatives in the UK, which is an asset class traditionally held outside regulated funds, is no coincidence when considering His Majesty’s Government’s ‘Edinburgh Reforms’ set out in December 2022. These reforms allow the UK to take advantage of those freedoms from Brexit and build a smarter regulatory framework whilst being a competitive marketplace promoting effective use of capital within fund structures, such as the UK LTAF.
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