Schemes shift allocations as confidence falls

Jonathan Stapleton asks if falling confidence is leading to a portfolio re-think

Jonathan Stapleton
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Investment confidence is plummeting.

The PP Confidence index, which measures how scheme professionals view the future prospects of their investments, has fallen to an 18-month low of 5.37 (PP Online, 20 March). Indeed, the last two...

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