Standard Life Investments has raised its exposure to UK and US equities but remains cautious in the ...
Standard Life Investments has raised its exposure to UK and US equities but remains cautious in the current equity environment. The interest rate backdrop suggests investors could look through the slowdown to the next period of economic expansion, according to the group. Despite this it is reluctant to move excessively overweight as it remains unconvinced that investors will turn positive in the short term. Ken Forman, head of strategy for Standard Life, said: "The outlook is not yet clear enough to justify a major change in our weightings." Standard Life believes the UK equities m...
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