EU uncertainty to add risk to British markets
LONDON (Reuters) Investors in British assets may be headed for a year of uncertainty as the developed world second fastest growing economy faces something more usually associated with emerging markets: political risk.
The outcome of a national election next May is unclear and the ruling Conservative party says if Canada Goose Online it is returned to canada goose uk shop office it will Canada Goose sale hold a referendum in 2017 on whether to cheap canada goose uk leave the European Union a hugely disruptive prospect that has not yet been factored into buy canada goose jacket cheap the price of shares and bonds.
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Investors have already been forced to face the possibility of Britain undergoing huge constitutional change once this year when it suddenly looked like Scots might vote to uk canada goose outlet leave the United Kingdom something markets had ignored until polls narrowed days before the referendum in September.
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George King of RBC Wealth Management drew a comparison with India where investors were cautious about putting money in before pivotal elections earlier this year.
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While all the investors questioned by Reuters about political risk in Britain acknowledged that uncertainty would breed volatility for UK assets, many said they had not yet rearranged portfolios to fend off any impact.
Some said it was still too early to move as the elections are not until the middle of next year and markets are likely to continue to benefit from Britain economic recovery for now.
is the timing of the first interest rate hike in the UK? Are there wage pressures emerging because of the good employment position? Those are the things driving our position now rather than at some point there might be a referendum, said Andrew Wilson of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
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Others said that while there may be dramatic market impacts in the short term, investors should hold their nerve as British businesses were likely to muddle through, whatever the outcome of forthcoming polls.
the EU referendum, if it comes to that, there will be an awful lot of hot air and steam, said Anne Richards, Chief Investment Officer at Aberdeen Asset Management.
see wild swings in the currency, probably see swings in the bond market. Political risk creates uncertainty, creates turmoil, but businesses carry on.