Strategic bond sector tops FundsNetwork's sales charts for January

Mixed investment funds also see demand

Tom Eckett
clock • 1 min read

Funds in the Investment Association (IA) £ Strategic Bond sector proved the most popular in January, according to the latest FundsNetwork data.

The sector overtook the two mixed investment sectors which came second and third. The IA Mixed Investment 20-60% and Mixed Investment 40-85% Shares sectors continued to witness strong demand from advisers and their clients. Strategic bond funds and mixed asset investments were also among the bestsellers and featured in the ISA and Pension top 10 on FundsNetwork. In fourth and fifth place were two country sectors; the IA North America sector and the IA Japan secto, while the IA Europe ex-UK sector was seventh. Completing the top 10 bestsellers for January were three global sector...

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