Retail investors continue to exit UK equities; Fixed income becomes best-selling asset class in July

Best-selling sector was Global

Natalie Kenway
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Retail investors ditched cash and UK equities in July but piled into global equities and fixed income, making it the best-selling July on record, according to stats from the Investment Association.

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