IA Global sector pulls in highest flows on record as investors shun UK and Europe

Fixed income best-selling asset class

Anna Fedorova
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Retail investors have pulled £2.2bn from UK and European equity funds since the start of the year, choosing to put their money into the IA Global sector and fixed income funds instead, according to the latest figures from the Investment Association.

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