{"id":7106,"date":"2022-07-19T12:10:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T11:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/?p=7106"},"modified":"2022-07-19T12:10:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T11:10:35","slug":"investor-sentiment-and-super-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/2022\/07\/19\/investor-sentiment-and-super-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor sentiment and super trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>A new\ninvestor sentiment survey<sup>1<\/sup> shows that, while investors are concerned\nabout both the economic impact of the war in Ukraine and rising inflation, they\nremain confident about the stock market outlook and are not adjusting their\nportfolios just yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Two thirds of\ninvestors surveyed said they expect the ongoing conflict to result in higher\nenergy prices, while 64% expect more global instability and 60% are concerned\nabout increased cyber-attacks. In addition, 92% expect the war to increase\ninflation and more than half believe abnormally high inflation will last longer\nthan 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Investors\nremain optimistic <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The survey did,\nhowever, find that investors were not at the time looking to adjust their\nportfolios, although they are poised to do so should the market decline\nfurther. Commenting on the findings, Co-President of UBS Global Wealth\nManagement Iqbal Khan said, <em>\u201cThe long-term economic implications of the war\nin Ukraine are difficult to assess, but most investors remain optimistic on\ntheir outlook for the stock market and are confident in their well-diversified\ninvestment portfolios.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Super trends\n&#8211; all change<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Analysis<sup>2<\/sup>\nby Credit Suisse has identified growing concerns over the economy as a key\nsuper trend, with economic anxieties now replacing the pandemic as the top\nworry for investors. The Swiss bank\u2019s latest review of global themes driving\ninvestment over the long term suggests that, although COVID-19 <em>\u2018remains a\nworry for many people\u2019<\/em>, it now ranks below concerns about <em>\u2018poverty,\nsocial inequality and unemployment.\u2019 <\/em>Other super trends identified within\nthe analysis include an infrastructure boom driven by government spending,\ntechnology with new catalysts like the metaverse providing impetus to this\ntrend, the silver economy and climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>UBS, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Credit\nSuisse, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong><em>The value\nof investments and income from them may go down. You may not get back the\noriginal amount invested. A pension is a long-term investment. The fund value\nmay fluctuate and can go down. Your eventual income may depend on the size of\nthe fund at retirement, future interest rates and tax legislation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new investor sentiment survey1 shows that, while investors are concerned about both the economic impact of the war in Ukraine and rising inflation, they remain confident about the stock market outlook and are not adjusting their portfolios just yet. 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