Safe havens: What is the Holy Grail?

Tempering fears of an imminent downturn

Natalie Kenway
clock • 2 min read

The latest fund sales figures from the Investment Association (IA) show more than an air of caution among UK retail investors in the current climate, with outflows from US, UK and European equity mandates in favour of fixed income, multi-asset and even money market funds.

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 Regulation

UK to loosen financial benchmark regulation

UK to loosen financial benchmark regulation

90% less regulated benchmarks

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 18 December 2025 • 2 min read
FCA's non-financial misconduct rules 'opaque' over social media activity

FCA's non-financial misconduct rules 'opaque' over social media activity

Lack of definitions and case studies

Cristian Angeloni
clock 16 December 2025 • 3 min read
 FCA chief: No allegations of market abuse around Budget leaks so far

FCA chief: No allegations of market abuse around Budget leaks so far

Serious concern

Alex Sebastian
clock 16 December 2025 • 3 min read
Trustpilot