Risk On! Rise In EM Allocation, Retreat From European Equities

The European equities fund flow report from Lipper analyzes the holdings of third party funds of funds in Europe to see which are the most popular funds and fund companies, and how asset allocations have changed over the past three years.

Sales of Third Party Funds of Funds in Europe (€m)

Net sales of funds of funds illustrate how activity has evolved through the period since the dot-com bubble burst. Flows into European equities reached a peak in the first four months of 2006, having grown throughout the previous year. While they then dropped in 2007, activity was still firmly positive for the first half before the massive sell-off through the winter. The trend...