Confidence of international advisers continues to increase

Advisers based in the UAE are shown to be the most confident on the economic outlook as Skandia reports a score of 7.1 - a significant increase on the level reported in the last quarter of 2012 which only reached a mark of six. Interestingly, and despite the generally positive outlook shared overall, the barometer shows that Singapore is the only region where advisers report a decrease in confidence towards the global economy - the last quarter of 2012 scored a six whereas today’s is just 5.7. The biggest challenge advisers across regions say they are facing this year is the changing re...