Investment Outlook 2012 – Options amid uncertainty

THEBUSINESSDESK.COM  is delighted to launch our Investment Outlook for 2012.

Published in association with fast-growing wealth management company Cheviot Asset Management, our guide examine in-depth the issues impacting investment decisions and performance, as well as identifying the opportunities for investment in what remains a difficult and unpredictable global economic and political environment.

With European leaders meeting today to discuss how to stimulate growth, the key issue – that of whether Greece can avoid a default – still remains unanswered.

If 2011 was a year of substantial economic risk, then 2012 is already shaping up to bring more of the same, with the unwelcome bonus of even greater political inertia.

With elections this year in the US and France many of the tough decisions that economists feel need to be made in light of the global economic situation, are likely to be put on ice as politicians focus on winning votes, rather than tackling issues which could trigger unpopularity at the polls.

Simon Walker, senior partner at Cheviot in Liverpool said: “Virtually the only certainty about the year ahead is that it is going to be another challenging one for businesses, investors and consumers.

“The year has begun in much the same way that 2011 ended – with a crisis in the eurozone, sluggish growth, low business confidence and depressed consumer spending. But not all is gloomy and the year ahead does offer cautious cause for optimism.

“Nearly every commentator expects volatility over the next 12 months but, equally, most believe the year will end on a more positive note than it has begun.

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