The German fund industry recorded net inflows of €41.9bn during the first half of 2019, slightly surpassing these of H1 2018 at €40.6bn, primarily due to open-ended funds and doubled property fund sales.

Alternative assets have played a major role in the overall assets growth of the sector.

The fund avoids investing in companies whose business models rely on animal exploitation.

Swedish investment funds saw fresh net inflows of SEK 12.9bn (€1.2bn) in July, mostly due to equity funds, long-term bonds and balanced funds, according to the Swedish Investment Fund Association (SIFA).

Fears of a no-deal Brexit have caused July's net outflows of £1.3bn in equity funds in the United Kingdom, the largest since October 2016.

Data provider eVestment's monthly viewership report suggests the LGIM Euro Corporate Fixed Income fund was the most viewed on its platform by investors based in Europe ex-UK in July.

Net new money in ETFs/ETPs globally during Q2 2019 totalled $209.5bn.

Global equity and fixed income funds drove net new money last month.

Money just keeps flowing into bond funds worldwide, according to the latest weekly figures from Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research.