Square Mile: Advisers switch focus to income funds

7.8 percentage point increase

Kathleen Gallagher
clock • 2 min read

Advisers are spending an increasing amount of their research time on income-generating strategies, according to the latest quarterly market intelligence report from Square Mile.

The report showed a 7.8 percentage point increase in interest in the area, accounting for one third of all views in the fourth quarter of 2022. While capital accumulation remains the most researched investment outcome, it only made up 40.7% of all views, down from 51% in the previous quarter. The report looks at the viewing patterns of users of Square Mile's Academy of Funds. In the fourth quarter, there were 5,819 website visitors and 52,527 page views. Newton IM appoints co-heads of £11.9bn real return strategy The most researched fund during the three months was the Aegon Divers...

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