HNW investor confidence surges to three-year high

The group reports that 53% of its HNW clients - who each have investable assets of more than £1m - surveyed in a recent worldwide poll said they were bullish about the investment outlook for the next 12 months. Carried out annually, the survey assesses investors' attitudes to risk for the year ahead. The last time investor confidence levels were beyond the current mark was back in March 2010, when 55% of the DeVere group's HNW individuals said they were feeling bullish. "There has, unquestionably, been an increase in the appetite for risk amongst HNW investors. This optimistic attitud...