Assets in investment funds included in statistics from Swiss Fund Data SA and Morningstar in January 2019 totalled CHF1.0962trn, an increase of CHF48.8bn (4.4%) compared with the previous month. In addition to market effects, net inflows to funds totalled CHF6.4bn in January 2019. Bond funds (CHF6.1bn) led, followed by equity funds in a distant second place (CHF551.6m), and the money market (CHF227.7m). Divestments were observed from only two fund categories, and on minimal scales, from alternative investment funds (-CHF371.8m) and commodity funds (-CHF194.6m). The rankings of the top fund categories are unchanged: equity funds (40.84%), bond funds (32.03%), investment strategy funds (11.42%), ad money market funds (8.84%). “After the declines in assets observed late last year, equity markets have risen sharply again in the month under review. Assets in the Swiss fund market rose as a result. New money market resources have also been invested in nearly all fund categories, which are outpaced by bond funds,” explains Markus Fuchs, director of the Swiss Funds & Asset Management Association (SFAMA) in a statement.