Prime stock on the menu for investors shopping around

The opportunity to grab a slice of some of the UK's prime retail sites, is Ed Jenkins promise to investors into the Standard Life Investments UK Shopping Centre Trust. "It gives smaller investors the chance to invest in opportunities they wouldn't normally have," says Jenkins. "We've got some of the most prime shopping centre assets in Britain in the fund, such as Brent Cross and Churchill Square in Brighton. We focus on prime stock, unlike some of our competitor funds which seem happy to hold secondary stock." By prime, he means shopping centres where occupancy is high and rental yields ...