UK GDP and inflation advisers' biggest 2013 fear

Laura Miller
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Just under a third (31%) of financial advisers believe that stagnant or negative UK GDP growth will be the biggest challenge to investment growth in 2013, according to the latest Barings Investment Barometer.

The study explores attitudes towards the current economic environment and major asset classes. The concern over GDP growth is up by 11% since September's barometer. The number of intermediaries predicting that the UK will experience inflation over the next three years has also increased significantly to 55%, up by 12% from three months ago. Four fifths (80%) of financial advisers said their clients were concerned about the impact that this would have on their cash investments. Elsewhere, the biggest falls in concern were in relation to the eurozone crisis and slowing growth in Chin...

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