The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), has published its latest International Statistical Release describing the trends in worldwide investment fund industry in the second quarter of 2019. Worldwide regulated open-ended fund assets increased by 1.6 percent to EUR 48.8 trillion in the second quarter of 2019 while worldwide net sales of funds amounted to EUR 316 billion.
Other main developments in the worldwide investment fund industry in the second quarter of 2019:
- Strong sales of bond funds in response to slower economic growth and a shift in ECB and Federal Reserve monetary policy. Worldwide bond funds recorded net inflows of EUR 211 billion in Q2 2019, compared to net inflows of EUR 236 billion in Q1 2019 and net outflows of EUR 59...
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