Key highlights from this month’s FFI:
- ESG inflows rose to £995m in July, reaching its second best performance on record
- Equity fund inflows fell in July as investors grew more concerned over global growth
- Index funds suffered most, but active funds saw strong inflows thanks to ESG
- ESG equity funds accounted for 90% of July equity fund inflows – and most of this capital was actively managed
- ESG equity fund flows are concentrated in global equities, but their dominance is fading as other categories, especially specialist sector funds, garner investor attention
- Elsewhere, property funds saw outflows moderate following Freedom Day and fixed income funds saw inflows rise on global growth worries
