Investors’ biggest risk concerns as of July 2017

Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s (BofAML) global fund managers’ survey that takes into account more than 200 fund managers across the world with almost $700 billion under management shows that global investors are worried most about the geopolitical risks around the world. Here is the list of risks that making the investors most nervous,

• Almost 70 percent of the fund managers surveyed remain most concerned about the Geopolitical risks around the world.
• More than 40 percent of the fund managers expressed concerns over asset bubbles.
• 40 percent of the fund managers expressed worries on oil price. Almost similar numbers of asset managers expressed worries on the US fiscal policies.
• It also shows that, while China, trade war and inflation still remains top concerns, the level of anxiety with regard to these have declined.
• Concerns have increased over slow recovery and chances of deflation or reflation.
• Concerns with regard to China’s economic outlook and interest rate rise have abated somewhat.