The respondents also cited an increased appetite for risk as well since almost 72% stated as having already re-risked their clients’ portfolios, or that would expect do so within the next six months.
Additionally, the survey has also reaffirmed the continued search for income in this current low yield environment, with more than 77% stating that the minimum yield that they would accept from an equity yield fund would be between 3% and 5%.
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Apart from this, 63% responded as to prefer a variable yield with the scope to achieve between 4% and 7%, while 23% responded as to be happy with a fixed distribution of 5%.
Regarding US, nearly 64% of the respondents said that they believed the risk of the fiscal cliff to have been fairly priced in to risk assets and in the event of the worst case scenario; only 5% were known to be confident that the market is aware and fairly priced.
Meanwhile, 21% also said that the US economy may not be as healthy as many believe, while only 9% viewed the US equities as sufficiently attractive in valuation to increase clients’ asset allocation over the next quarter.
16% of the respondents believed quantitative easing to be having a positive effect, while 52% believed that, while this may have been the case in the past, recent rounds are having a diminishing effect. And though 25% saw no positive effects, they felt that quantitative easing is likely to lead to an inflation problem in the long-term.
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