DLPR/MHP Communications Survey: Political Uncertainty Clouds Otherwise Bright Global Investment Industry Outlook

A pre-election survey of global institutional investors found an optimistic outlook for 2017 that is being somewhat tempered by the global swell of populist sentiment and political uncertainty that could pose a risk to future growth. The survey was conducted by Dukas Linden Public Relations, a leading financial services PR firm based in New York, and MHP Communications, a top 10 UK-based strategic communications consultancy with approximately 150 consultants in the UK, Germany and Asia.

The respondents, including CEOs and portfolio managers of multi-billion dollar investment firms and research analysts for leading broker-dealers in the US, UK, Europe and Asia, were generally positive about their firms’ performance and growth prospects. Nearly half (47%) of respondents expect their firms...