Equity fund inflows dropped sharply in January, failing to maintain the momentum generated by a surge of inflows that gave equity funds their best month in two years in December 2019. The latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone, the largest global funds network, shows that net inflows fell by more than two thirds to £618m in January. Two-fifths of this new capital flowed into UK equity funds, though the inflow to UK equities dropped by three quarters month on month, as the post-election bounce in sentiment faded and coronavirus news began to hit.
Some of the key highlights from this edition of the FFI:
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