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Sentiment Survey 2013 Q1 Belgium

 

 

 

 

 

1.) What is your broad macroeconomic outlook?  
Positive 37%
Uncertain 53%
Negative 11%
   
2.) Is the current government competent to manage the economy?  
Yes 24%
No 76%
   
3.) Re Global Emerging Market Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
   
Increase your weighting 74%
Keep it the same / uncertain 21%
Decrease your weighting 0%
We don’t use this asset class 5%
   
4.) Re Developed European Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
   
Increase your weighting 50%
Keep it the same / uncertain 39%
Decrease your weighting 11%
We don’t use this asset class 0%
   
5.) Re UK Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 11%
Keep it the same / uncertain 32%
Decrease your weighting 11%
We don’t use this asset class 47%
   
6.) Re US Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 53%
Keep it the same / uncertain 35%
Decrease your weighting 6%
We don’t use this asset class 6%
   
7.) Re Asian Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 37%
Keep it the same / uncertain 53%
Decrease your weighting 5%
We don’t use this asset class 5%
   
8.) Re Japanese Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 21%
Keep it the same / uncertain 21%
Decrease your weighting 16%
We don’t use this asset class 42%
   
9.) Re Developed Market Government Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
   
Increase your weighting 0%
Keep it the same / uncertain 11%
Decrease your weighting 83%
We don’t use this asset class 6%
   
10.) Re Developed Market Corporate Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
   
Increase your weighting 5%
Keep it the same / uncertain 58%
Decrease your weighting 37%
We don’t use this asset class 0%
   
11.) Re Developed Market High-yield Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
   
Increase your weighting 22%
Keep it the same / uncertain 44%
Decrease your weighting 22%
We don’t use this asset class 11%
   
12.) Re Emerging Market Government Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 37%
Keep it the same / uncertain 37%
Decrease your weighting 16%
We don’t use this asset class 11%
   
13.) Re Emerging Market Corporate Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 39%
Keep it the same / uncertain 33%
Decrease your weighting 6%
We don’t use this asset class 22%
   
14.) Re Absolute Return Strategies over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 32%
Keep it the same / uncertain 26%
Decrease your weighting 11%
We don’t use this asset class 32%
   
15.) Will emerging market currencies continue to strengthen against developed currencies?  
1. They will 90%
2. They will not 10%
   
16.) Do you use risk-weighted portfolio construction techniques?  
1. Yes 22%
2. No 78%
   
17.) Re Ecological/Ethical Funds over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 11%
Keep it the same / uncertain 17%
Decrease your weighting 6%
We don’t use this asset class 67%
   
18.) Do you use sustainability as a criteria in your investments?  
1. Yes 28%
2. No 72%
   
19.) Re Funds of hedge funds over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 11%
Keep it the same / uncertain 11%
Decrease your weighting 26%
We don’t use this asset class 53%
   
20.) Re Single Strategy hedge funds over the next 12 months do you expect to:  
Increase your weighting 18%
Keep it the same / uncertain 18%
Decrease your weighting 18%
We don’t use this asset class 47%
   
21.) Is the US still the most important economic and investment force in the world?  
Yes – without doubt 43%
Yes – but only for the next couple of decades 43%
No – their days of glory are already over 14%
   
22.) What will be the fate of the euro?  
It will not exist in 2 years 0%
It will not exist in 10 years 15%
It will continue 85%
   
23.) What should happen to the euro?  
It should stay as it is 52%
The fiscally strong states should form a separate union 43%
We should go back to one country one currency 5%
   
24.) Which is the greater threat?  
Inflation 57%
Deflation 43%
   
25.) How important will the US be to you in the future?  
1. More important 69%
2. Stay same 25%
3. Less important 6%
   
26.) Austerity vs spending in government policy: will it cure or kill?  
1. Cure 47%
2. Kill 53%
   
27.) What will the overall impact of the transaction tax be?  
1. Good 10%
2. Neutral 50%
3. Bad 40%
 

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