Dismal start to 2019 as retail funds see net outflows of £859m

Latest IA stats

Jayna Rana
clock • 1 min read

Retail funds saw net negative flows of £859m in January, compared to net sales of £4.2bn over the same month last year, according to the latest statistics from the Investment Association.

The figures follow a particularly volatile Q4 in 2018 which saw net outflows every month, amounting to £5.9bn for the quarter. Though flows were not as bad in January, they were substantially worse than January last year which saw inflows of £4.2bn. Equity funds were hit the hardest with outflows of £870m, followed by funds classified as 'Other' which includes Targeted Absolute Return and Volatility Managed vehicles, which saw outflows of £427m. However, there was good news for fixed income after three consecutive months of outflows, with the asset class seeing inflows of £253m. The b...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Markets

Market Movers blog: European markets fall as investors 'run out of energy'

Market Movers blog: European markets fall as investors 'run out of energy'

Latest news and analysis

Investment Week
clock 11 July 2025 • 1 min read
Over £900m lost in UK finance and insurance private investment in 2024

Over £900m lost in UK finance and insurance private investment in 2024

Fourth largest percentage decrease across sectors

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 10 July 2025 • 1 min read
Wellington Management's Natasha Brook-Walters: How to position for the new investing regime

Wellington Management's Natasha Brook-Walters: How to position for the new investing regime

Time to evolve

Natasha Brook-Walters
clock 10 July 2025 • 4 min read
Trustpilot