Equity fund net retail sales hit fifteen year peak The Investment Association | Investment Association 1 min read03 September 2015 Partner content The Investment Association today publishes its monthly statistics for authorised investment funds forJuly 2015: - Equity fund net retail sales were over £2.0 billion in July - the highest since April 2000 - Total net retail fund sales of £3.0 billion - the highest since April 2014 - UK equity fund sales highest since March 1999 with sales of £943 million - Fund of Funds net retail sales of £589 million - the highest since April 2012 Daniel Godfrey, The Investment Association Chief Executive, said: "Following investor hesitancy seen so far in 2015, confidence returned in July with the highest net retail sales for over a year. "Although it remains to be seen what impact August's volatility has on fund sales, retail investors had a strong appetite for equities in July, particularly UK equity funds which saw their highest net sales in over fifteen years." Related Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels By Tom Scotson, Matilda Martin, Zoe Crowther, Adam Payne, Nadine Batchelor-Hunt 26 Jun Read the most recent article written by The Investment Association - Seven years of 0.5% rates - Gulf between cash and investments laid bare