Jul
31
Chinese Investors Pile Into Money Market Funds, Dumping Stocks
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Falling stocks, bond defaults contributed to money fund inflow
- World’s top fund Yu’EBao has biggest quarterly outflows ever
Chinese investors flocked into money-market products at a rate outpacing equities and bonds last quarter, adding to what is already the biggest segment of the nation’s mutual fund industry.
Mutual funds investing in low-risk, short-term debt instruments grew 5.4 percent last quarter to 7.7 trillion yuan ($1.1 trillion), compared to the 3.7 percent increase in bond funds and a drop of 1.3 percent in equity funds, data compiled by the Asset Management Association of China show…
Chinese Investors Pile Into Money Market Funds, Dumping Stocks