The dominant player in international equity fund inflows comes as no surprise.Platinumhas been delivering stellar performance for a number of years and has been rewarded with the number one spot in inflows.
Platinum’s position ahead of its rivals is even stronger when a branded version of one of its international funds is added to the total.MLCoffers a branded version of Platinum’s Global Equities Fund and this has taken second spot.
The combined inflows of the two Platinum funds totalled more than $1 billion, according toAssirt’s inflows report for September this year.
The number three position in the table trails a long way behind Platinum, and its co-branded product, confirming the Sydney-based manager’s dominance of the international equities sector.
RankingFund Manager/ProductInflows ($m)
1Platinum International Fund897.79
2MLC Investment Trust Platinum Global Fund154.45
3PM Capital Absolute Performance Fund148.92
4ABN AMRO Global Equity Fund118.69
5UBS Global Asset Management Int’l Share Fund69.77
Source: Assirt, as at September quarter 2003
