sober start to 2012 as risk off continues
Investors maintained their risk-off stance in the first week of the New Year, with inflows into US bond funds and high yield bond funds suggesting the continued pursuit of yield.
Fund Flows
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japan and germany 2011 favourites
Perceived safe havens Japan and Germany were the only equity fund groups to see net inflows for the year in 2011, according to research from EPFR Global.
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investors throw in the towel for 2011
Investors have sold out and are waiting for the New Year to see “how the land lies”, according to latest fund flows from EPFR Global.
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fund outflows ease in october
Outflows from both bond and equity funds eased significantly in October, compared to those experienced in a “summer of carnage”, according to latest data from Lipper FMI.
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equity fund outflows equal those of 2008 crisis
Equity funds saw their largest outflows since the height of the 2008 global financial crisis in October, according to the latest statistics from the IMA.
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european ucits see outflows double in September
European Ucits funds saw net outflows more than double from August to September to just short of 50bn, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association.
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fund redemptions slow slightly in september
Long-term funds in Europe suffered redemptions of 46.2bn in September, as continued market volatility in the month sent investors running scared.
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investors show belief in asia
Investors’ appetite for Asia’s future growth potential was undampened in the third quarter, with net inflows of $25bn into long-term mutual funds in the region over the period.