Equity fund inflows slump by 75% in August as market turbulence dents investor confidence

Fixed income also suffers heavily

Linus Uhlig
clock • 3 min read

Inflows into equity funds fell by over 75% from July to August, as global sell off-led market volatility knocked investors’ faith.

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