Corporate bonds leapfrog global sector in July - FundsNetwork

Mixed asset edges up sales chart

Victoria McKeever
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Corporate bonds have overtaken the global sector in adviser sales while mixed assets also moved up the rankings, latest figures from the Fidelity FundsNetwork platform have shown.

Data released by the platform saw corporate bond funds lead the top 10 sales chart by Investment Association (IA) sector in July, with the global sector coming in second, followed by mixed assets. The mixed investment 20-60% and 40-85% sectors came third and fourth respectively, with the mixed investment 0-35% sector edging up the sales chart, moving from tenth to seventh place. The global emerging markets sector entered the chart in fifth place in July and the ‘Europe excluding UK' sector entered in tenth place. The volatility managed fund sector, meanwhile, dropped off the chart, al...

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