Opalesque Industry Update - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published its latest Investment Funds Industry Fact Sheet, which provides net sales of UCITS and non-UCITS for December 2017 and the entire year of 2017, as well as net assets data at end 2017. 28 associations representing more than 99 percent of total UCITS and AIF assets at end December 2017 provided us with net sales and/or net assets data. The main developments in December 2017 in the reporting countries can be summarized as follows: • Net sales of UCITS and AIF totaled EUR 28 billion, down from EUR 72 billion in November. • UCITS registered net sales of EUR 29 billion, down from EUR 62 billion in November. o Long-term UCITS (UCITS excluding money market funds) recorded net sales of EUR 49 billion, down from EUR 63 billion in November.
* Net sales of equity funds totaled EUR 15 billion, down from EUR 26 billion in November. o UCITS money market funds registered net outflows of EUR 21 billion, compared to net outflows of EUR 1 billion in November. • AIF recorded net outflows of EUR 1 billion, compared to net inflows of EUR 10 billion in November. • Total net assets of UCITS and AIF amounted to EUR 15,696 billion at end December, compared to EUR 15,658 billion at end November. Bernard Delbecque, Director of Economics and Research commented: "Net sales of UCITS and AIF in December dropped to the lowest level of the year. This primarily reflected net outflows from money market funds, a normal development at year end, as well as a noteworthy drop in net sales of bond funds amid uncertainty over interest rates." The main developments in 2017 can be summarized as follows: • Net sales of UCITS and AIF reached EUR 937 billion in 2017 (EUR 457 billion in 2016). • UCITS net sales amounted to EUR 736 billion (EUR 273 billion in 2016).
o Long-term UCITS net sales totaled EUR 667 billion (EUR 163 billion in 2016). • AIF recorded net sales of EUR 201 billion (EUR 184 billion in 2016). • Net assets of UCITS and AIF increased to EUR 15,696 billion (EUR 14,190 billion at end 2016).
The following comments shed additional light on the main developments in 2017.
• All types of UCITS recorded strong net sales in 2017, with bond funds reaching their highest annual net sales ever. o Multi-asset funds experienced solid net sales throughout the year, but did not break the record set in 2015 (EUR 240 billion). • Despite low or even negative returns, money market funds registered net inflows for the fourth consecutive year, confirming that money market funds remain an important tool for investors, enabling them to manage their cash within a diversified strategy and avoid counterparty credit risk. • Net sales of AIF also reached a record high during 2017, surpassing EUR 200 billion of net sales. |
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