Wealth managers 'regularly surprised' by clients' investment decisions

Oxford Risk research

Valeria Martinez
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Wealth managers across Europe have admitted to being surprised by the investment decisions of their clients, a study by behavioural finance experts Oxford Risk suggests.

According to a survey of wealth managers in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Ireland responsible for €328bn in assets, around seven in ten (68%) admit they are surprised by the decisions their clients make.  This is despite the research also showing that 80% of wealth managers surveyed claim they have a very good understanding of their clients' psychological profiles when it comes to investments. Private markets allocation boom may be 'overblown' Nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents believe emotional decision-making costs the average investor over 100 basis points of investable w...

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