IA reports strongest fund flows of year in April amid tariff turmoil
Inflows of £1.1bn were recorded in the month, almost double March’s £519m
Fund Flows
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Calastone: UK investors back European equities in cautious May
US fund inflows were at their second-lowest level since 2023, while European equities enjoyed their strongest month in a year
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Why growth investors are turning to Europe
Investors have pivoted away from the US in favour of Europe’s boosted defence spending, rapid rate cuts, and a more appealing growth outlook
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Asset managers lose £1bn in Q1 despite 54% reporting net gains
The drop in sales was ‘negligible compared to the total money deployed in markets’ and was higher than the previous quarter
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ii: Money market fund purchases up 77% in April as investors flock to safety
Most investors fled volatile markets in the wake of Trump’s tariff, but others took advantage of depressed US valuations
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Sustainable funds suffer worst quarter of outflows on record
Even long-standing support from Europe was retracted, marking the region’s first quarter of divestment since 2018
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Jupiter’s assets fall £1bn in first quarter
Its losses more than doubled to £2.3bn in April as tariffs plunged markets into uncertainty
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Man Group loses all Q1 gains in first half of April
It made $4bn in the first quarter before tariff fears wiped out $5.6bn from its assets in the first two weeks of April
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Liontrust loses £1bn in first week of April
The firm lost more assets by April than it did in the whole of 2024 as holdings slide 12.2% amid US tariff volatility
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Polar Capital reports 10% AUM fall in ‘difficult’ first quarter
AUM fell £2.4bn amid increased global volatility and uncertainty in Q1
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Calastone: Is it the end of buy-and-hold?
Investors are ditching the ‘buy-and-hold’ approach for increased trading frequency and shorter holding periods as appetite for immediate results grows
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Calastone: Investors pull record £3.5bn from UK equities in Q1
While investors piled into US equities despite the S&P 500 dip