Appetite for UK equities slows in May as resurgent Covid fears dent enthusiasm
Flows into UK-focused equity funds halved from £303m in April to £147m in May
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Fund Flows
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UK small cap funds see second highest inflows on record in April
IA UK Smaller Companies took in £240m in April as economy began opening back up
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Equity funds record highest month of net inflows since 2015
April saw investors plough £3bn into equity funds while outflows from property slowed significantly
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Dewi John: Where ESG delivered for investors in 2020
There are a number of possible explanations for ESG’s outperformance of non-ESG assets in 2020
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Covid and Brexit batter UK equity fund flows for fifth consecutive month
Investors voted with their feet in October pulling more than £350m
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UK equities cast aside as £11bn flows into funds in second quarter
Fund sales in Q2 alone reached £11.2bn which outpaced the £9.8bn seen in the whole of 2019
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Targeted absolute return loses £491m in bumper month for UK funds industry
£4bn net flows in April still fall well short of compensating for mass outflows in March
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Equity funds sweep up £2.6bn as Covid bounce takes hold
Middle of the month saw buying frenzy as evidence showed pandemic outbreak was slowing
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Bond funds face record £94bn outflows as investors flee to cash
Assets more than halve in one multi-billion pound Ashmore fixed income fund
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Investors pulled £150m from property before M&G suspension
But UK equity funds enjoyed inflows in time for the UK general election
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Multi-asset pushes Rathbones up the ranks in latest Pridham Report
Blackrock and LGIM top the tables in quarter where Woodford hit investor sentiment
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Advisers stuck by Lindsell Train in worst ever month for flows
UK Equity fund underperformed the FTSE All Share as growth sold off