Calastone: Index equity funds suffer worst outflows on record as inflation fears loom

Outflows of £709m

Lauren Mason
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Index-tracking equity funds suffered their worst net outflows on record during October, at £709m, according to the latest report from Calastone, with global and UK-focused index funds seeing the largest redemptions of £716m and £226m respectively.

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