Revealed: Inflation drives two-thirds of UK investors to shift investment strategy

Schroders Global Investor study

Valeria Martinez
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More than two-thirds (67%) of UK investors have shifted their investment strategy amid rising inflation and growing economic uncertainty, compared to 55% of investors globally.

According to the latest Schroders Global Investor study, a further 22% of investors in the UK intend to make future changes to their investment strategy. On a global level, over a third plan to make future changes, indicating that investors all across the world are responding to the effects of inflation. The study also revealed a shift among UK investors away from long-term investment strategies, with two-thirds willing to prioritise short-term gain compared with 54% of global investors.  Three-quarters of UK investors also said they feel forced to take more risk than they would li...

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