Question marks over liquidity in semi-liquid funds

Recent events lead to queries about how much advantage investors receive from the ‘illiquidity premium’.

Does the illiquidity premium of private semi-liquid funds need to be recalibrated? Events in recent months suggest the answer might be yes.

At year’s end, Lighthouse Value Plus REIT V, a non-traded REIT, suspended its share redemption programme and announced a self-tender at $14.08, or a 15 percent discount to net asset value.