Prospects for investments in risky assets such as equities, corporate bonds and hedge funds are good during the coming year despite the fiscal problems in certain countries that have dominated the news flow recently, writes SEB’s experts in the latest issue of Investment Outlook released Tuesday.
While the prospects for risky investments are good, investors may need to reconsider their definitions of what constitute a low and high-risk investment. The investment map will have to be partly redrawn and currently markets and investors are catching their breath.
“The spring rally in risk asset markets ran into trouble when the Greek crisis began in earnest to assume the main role on the big dramatic financial stage. In a long-term perspective, we still believe that the underlying strength of the global recovery will persist,” says Hans Peterson, head of Investment Strategy at SEB's Wealth Management division.