To prevent private information from leaking, Mr. Floyd said he and management now have conversations behind closed doors, rather than sharing even benign information in public places, like the hallway or an open office.
Bruce Jenkyn-Jones and Ian Simm at Impax Asset Management run the three-year-old Impax Environmental Markets fund, a closed-end fund with 41 million pounds in assets.
The only sure way to drive a closed-end fund closer to its net asset value is to attract a raider who tries to force management changes or a liquidation.