Investment funds gathered PLN 234 bln

There were 681 investment funds in Poland at the end of December 2014, 42 more than in 2013. The total value of their assets stood at PLN 233.9 billion, an increase of 10.4 percent y/y, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced. "The number of open-ended investment funds diminished over the past year from 58 in 2013 to 40 in 2014, while the number of specialized open-ended funds fell from 52 to 47. An increase was reported in the group of close-ended investments funds, from 529 to 594" said GUS.