Investors face risk/reward dilemma in search for income

The majority of investors will be increasing their risk appetite in order to maintain or increase cap...

The majority of investors will be increasing their risk appetite in order to maintain or increase capital, according to Allianz Global Investors. A survey of advisers by AGI reveals a risk/reward dilemma, in which 62% of advisers think it will be necessary for investors to increase their risk appetite, despite 65% of them believing their clients' risk appetite has decreased in the past six months. "This has been an age-old conundrum in the world of investment, however the current economic situation has amplified this," says Nick Smith, a managing director of Allianz Global Investors Europ...