Investors turn to bonds as confidence plummets

Bonds have seen a 15% rise to 83% in confidence since the launch of the Index, which tracks both short-term and long-term trends and measures IFAs' long-term confidence in various sectors. The latest figures show the past three months has seen the lowest quarterly interest in investments since the index began in June 2008, with the number of IFAs recommending specific sectors dropping in all but one of the ten sectors being tracked. The greatest drop in interest was seen in Emerging Markets, with the proportion of IFAs advising their clients to invest in developing regions dropping by...