Fund buyers took a defensive stance ahead of 2020

Nearly 80% predicted greater equity volatility

While fund buyers may not have predicted the most volatile market on record, they did anticipate greater market volatility in 2020, with the vast majority predicting an increase across markets, according to a Q4 2019 survey by Natixis Investment Managers.

Nearly four-fifths (79%) of fund buyers expected greater equity volatility in 2020, while 72% expected the same in bond markets and a further 73% admitted they would be willing to underperform their peers...