• Top Risks To Economic Growth. Survey respondents consider the two biggest risks to global market growth to be the European sovereign debt crisis (37 percent) and weak economic conditions (31 percent).
• United States Considered Best Investment Opportunity. The three equity markets to provide the best investment opportunities in 2013 are the United States (32 percent), China (17 percent), and Brazil (10 percent).
• Outlook Bleak For European Sovereign Debt Crisis. Seventy-seven percent of respondents believe that the European sovereign debt crisis will get worse or stay the same, while 37 percent of members worldwide are concerned about the threat of the European debt crisis on the global economy.
• Employment Hopes For Investment Professionals Remain Stable. Forty-nine percent of members expect employment opportunities for investment professionals to stay about the same in the coming year, similar to last year’s finding. Only 17 percent believe opportunities will increase and 33 percent think they will actually decrease.
The annual survey polled 6,783 CFA charter holders and members; to review the complete report and survey results, visit www.cfainstitute.org/gmss.