US funds soar in November while gold prices sink Investing US-focused funds topped the charts in November following Donald Trump’s presidential victory, while gold and precious metal funds struggled to maintain their previously strong performance. The average North America-focused fund grew by 7.2 per cent throughout the month, with North American Smaller Companies growing by a whopping 11.9 per cent. This led the best performing [...]
What’s causing the decline in UK investment fund launches? Investing The number of actively managed funds launched in the UK is dropping, fast. While the number of passive funds, which track indexes, has been fairly consistent recently, the number of active ones has almost halved in the last five years, from 146 in 2018 to just 79 last year. What’s worse, only 32 have been [...]
UK investors pour £1.2bn into fund market during June Investing UK investors poured £1.2bn into funds during June, after a drought of investment from the retail space, data from the Investment Association has revealed. Despite pulling over £24bn from funds throughout 2023, the first half of 2024 was a rare gem of success, with £1.7bn being added to funds over the six months. So where [...]
UK investor sentiment bounces back in March with first positive fund inflows May 2, 2024 UK investors put their money into funds for the first time in the last year during March, funnelling £446m into the market.