Fund enterprise will choose up once more in 2023 | EUROtoday

AInvestors invested extra money in funds and ETFs once more final yr. Open public funds in 2023 recorded internet inflows of 12.9 billion euros after outflows of three.4 billion euros within the earlier yr, the Federal Association of Investment and Asset Management (BVI) introduced on Tuesday.

At the top of the yr, there have been 1,382 billion euros in such open-ended mutual funds, after 1,281 billion euros on the finish of 2022. “Fund sales got off to a positive start in 2024. This reflects the good mood on the stock markets at the end of last year,” stated BVI President Dirk Degenhardt.

Difficult yr for actual property and blended funds

Stock and bond market funds noticed inflows final yr. The modified rate of interest coverage had a optimistic affect on bond funds. They acquired a internet influx of 12.7 billion euros – after outflows of 16.5 billion euros within the earlier yr. As within the equities sector, passive index funds (ETFs) as soon as once more proved to be a robust pillar of latest enterprise within the bond section. However, 15.5 billion euros had been withdrawn from the blended funds which have been in demand for years. The disaster on the actual property market additionally had an affect on the fund enterprise.

Overall, belongings managed for personal and institutional traders rose by 9 % to 4,149 billion euros final yr. According to the BVI, it has virtually doubled over the interval of ten years. The majority of this lies in open particular funds, that are arrange for pension funds and insurers, in addition to in closed funds for institutional traders.