BofAML survey: Expect volatility to spike in Q1

Investors increase overweight to equities

Laura Dew
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Fund managers responding to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) survey are forecasting a spike in volatility in the first quarter of 2018, as overweight positions in equities climbed to a two-year high.

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