Affluent investors feel pressure of downturn too

A YouGov poll of 1,400 investors commissioned by Schroders also found one in five (21%) were concerned they may have to put back retirement and work longer than they had planned. Schroders said the poll dispelled the myth that affluent investors had not been affected by the global recession. Peter Beckett, head of European marketing, added the study "gave a voice" to a vital segment of Europe's investors. "Leaving the rich and poor aside, the affluent are the segment of society that underpin tax regimes, provide the captains of industry and are often the catalysts for growth," he s...