Connaught investors prepare for TV appearance

Laura Miller
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Pension investors in the failed Connaught Series 1 fund are being urged to take part in a TV programme to highlight their plight.

Connaught entered administration in September after the collapse of its Income Series 1,2 and 3 unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS), which invested in bridging loan finance. The Connaught Action Group, which represents shareholders invested in about half the value of the £118m Series 1 fund, has emailed its members urging them to appear on a programme which the group has not named but which IFAonline understands is BBC's Panorama. IFAonline revealed last month that BBC's Panorama programme is investigating the use of UCIS - like the Connaught funds - in self-invested pers...

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