Fixed-term bond funds saw significant inflows on the back of new product launches.

Fixed-term bond funds saw significant inflows on the back of new product launches.
Volatile EV and renewable energy stock prices put off investors.
Funds have seen net inflows for four consecutive quarters, Morningstar data shows.
Strongest AUM growth was seen in Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea.
NH-Amundi’s newly launched product contributed around 36% of the inflows, according to Morningstar.
The most popular tech funds sold in Hong Kong or Singapore are managed by Blackrock, Franklin Templeton, JP Morgan AM and Neuberger Berman, according to Morningstar data.
Net outflows from retail fund sales in Hong Kong in the first half of the year were greater than during the global financial crisis, according to HKIFA data.
But thematic equity products were also popular during the first half.
Worldwide inflows into sustainable funds rose sharply in Q2, but Apac investors remain unconvinced, according to a Morningstar report.
Investors poured cash into risk assets as sentiment improved after the mid-March slump, according to Morningstar Direct.
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