Investment Pulse: How do IW readers feel about UK election, Brexit talks and global outlook?

Surveyed in recent weeks

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Investment Week readers are fairly positive about prospects for global markets as the second half of 2017 approaches.

But although they have not made knee-jerk moves in the run-up to the UK General Election, the start of Brexit negotiations is causing some jitters in terms of domestic exposure. This is according to the first of our new Investment Pulse surveys, which will regularly track the views of Investment Week's readers on markets, asset allocation, new products and industry-wide issues, including the impact of regulation. Our most recent survey focused on UK exposure in the lead-up to the snap General Election on 8 June and found nearly two thirds (60%) had made very few changes to portfolios ...

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