1.) Is the current government competent to manage the economy? |
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Yes |
58% |
No |
42% |
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2.) Re Global Emerging Market Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
|
Increase your weighting |
32% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
58% |
Decrease your weighting |
5% |
We don’t use this asset class |
5% |
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3.) Re Developed European Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
|
Increase your weighting |
64% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
32% |
Decrease your weighting |
5% |
We don’t use this asset class |
0% |
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4.) Re UK Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
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Increase your weighting |
21% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
29% |
Decrease your weighting |
21% |
We don’t use this asset class |
29% |
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5.) Re US Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
|
Increase your weighting |
42% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
29% |
Decrease your weighting |
29% |
We don’t use this asset class |
0% |
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6.) Re Asian Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
|
Increase your weighting |
48% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
32% |
Decrease your weighting |
12% |
We don’t use this asset class |
8% |
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7.) Re Japanese Equities over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
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Increase your weighting |
8% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
46% |
Decrease your weighting |
29% |
We don’t use this asset class |
17% |
|
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8.) Re Developed Market Government Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
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Increase your weighting |
8% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
21% |
Decrease your weighting |
67% |
We don’t use this asset class |
4% |
|
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9.) Re Developed Market Corporate Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
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Increase your weighting |
9% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
50% |
Decrease your weighting |
41% |
We don’t use this asset class |
0% |
|
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10.) Re Developed Market High-yield Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
|
Increase your weighting |
39% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
17% |
Decrease your weighting |
39% |
We don’t use this asset class |
4% |
|
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11.) Re Emerging Market Government Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
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Increase your weighting |
38% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
29% |
Decrease your weighting |
24% |
We don’t use this asset class |
10% |
|
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12.) Re Emerging Market Corporate Bonds over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
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Increase your weighting |
55% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
30% |
Decrease your weighting |
10% |
We don’t use this asset class |
5% |
|
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13.) What is your broad macroeconomic outlook? |
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Positive |
38% |
Uncertain |
42% |
Negative |
21% |
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14.) What is more important to you? |
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Income generation |
60% |
Capital gains |
40% |
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15.) Re European small and mid caps over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
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Increase your weighting |
58% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
32% |
Decrease your weighting |
5% |
We don’t use this asset class |
5% |
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16.) What will be the fate of the euro? |
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It will not exist in 2 years |
8% |
It will not exist in 10 years |
13% |
It will continue |
79% |
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17.) What should happen to the euro? |
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It should stay as it is |
48% |
The fiscally strong states should form a separate union |
33% |
We should go back to one country one currency |
19% |
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18.) What is your opinion on the way the Cyprus crisis was dealt with? |
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Well |
41% |
Not sure |
27% |
Badly |
32% |
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19.) Which is the greater threat? |
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Inflation |
26% |
Deflation |
74% |
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20.) Re Gold over the next 12 months do you expect to: |
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Increase your weighting |
8% |
Keep it the same / uncertain |
13% |
Decrease your weighting |
29% |
We don’t use this asset class |
50% |
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21.) Where do you think the Gold price will go? |
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Up |
21% |
Not sure |
33% |
Down |
46% |
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22.) What is your opinion on European bonus cap policy? |
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Good idea |
58% |
Not sure |
21% |
Bad idea |
21% |
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