Investors are divided on their approaches in the run-up to this month's referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
Cautious investors are reluctant to make allocations to UK equities, while more experienced allocators have started to capitalise on negative sentiment. Recent statistics from the Bank of England have revealed investors have pulled some £65bn out of UK sterling-denominated assets over March and April, the biggest two-month outflow since 2009, on the back of concerns over the UK's future in Europe. Follow Investment Week's EU Referendum Live Blog Opportunities However, some fund buyers have been taking advantage of market uncertainty to gradually increase their exposure to UK equ...
To continue reading this article...
Join Investment Week for free
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
- Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
- Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
- Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
- Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes