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European fund industry climbs to new heights
2017 was an exceptional year for the European investment fund industry, with net assets of UCITS and AIF surpassing the EUR 15 trillion mark.
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its latest Quarterly Statistical Release describing the trends in the European investment fund industry in the fourth quarter of 2017 and the results for the year 2017, with key data and indicators for each EFAMA member countries.
Investment fund net assets in Europe increased
Bernard Delbecque, Director of Economics and Research comments: 2017 was another record year for the European investment fund industry, with 12 European countries recording net asset growth greater than 10%. Of the largest UCITS domiciles, Ireland recorded the largest net asset increases in 2017 (15.9%), followed by Luxembourg (11.9%), the UK (11.6%), and France (9.8%). Elsewhere in Europe, net asset growth greater than 20% was recorded in Belgium, Bulgaria Cyprus, Czechia, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Portugal.
Of the largest AIF domiciles, Luxembourg recorded net asset growth of 15.1%, followed by Ireland (11.8%), Germany (6.9%), Netherlands (5.6%), and France (5.2%). Elsewhere in Europe, net asset growth greater than 20% was recorded in Croatia, Cyprus and Czechia.
UCITS and AIF sales rise
Net sales of UCITS and AIF reached EUR 949 billion in 2017, compared to EUR 461 billion in 2016. In the UCITS market, eight domiciles attracted net sales larger than EUR 10 billion: Luxembourg, Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.
In the AIF market, five domiciles attracted net sales larger than EUR 10 billion: Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the Netherland.
The total number of UCITS increased by 4.2% to 31,974, whereas the total number of AIF funds increased by 0.3% to 28,231. Money market AIF funds registered net outflows of EUR 3 billion (compared to net inflows of EUR 1 billion in 2016).
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