Platforms Rise $80.9bn in Funds Under Management in 2019

Overall Masterfund business increased 9.8% or $80.9bn in 2019 to $902.9bn. Worldwide investment markets have subsequently fallen sharply and are suffering extreme volatility triggered by COVID-19 and the unprecedented social distancing and shutdown quarantine measures being enacted to slow its spread before the virus becomes an uncontrollable pandemic.

At time of publication in 2020 the main international stock markets are down circa 20% to 25% with so far the US and Japan faring best but this situation is highly unstable, literally changing hour by hour and this is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Masterfund Inflows of $163.6bn rose 6.3% in 2019 however Outflows jumped 12.4% to $165.8bn so overall there was a Net Outflow of $2.2bn compared to a $6.4bn Inflow in 2018.

Source: Plan For Life

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