UK equity fund outflows soar in May with almost £10bn withdrawn since Brexit vote

£1.2bn exited UK equity funds in May

Laura Dew
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Investors withdrew more than £1bn from UK equity funds in May, according to the latest Investment Association statistics, as the total amount of cash pulled from the asset class since June 2016 soars towards £10bn.

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