New Brexit flash poll results now in
29th January 2019 15:01
by Jemma Jackson from interactive investor
Flash poll by interactive investor ahead of latest Brexit vote reveals big shift in investor behaviour.
With Brexit uncertainty rumbling on, interactive investor, the leading flat-fee digital investment platform, has conducted a flash poll of investors comparing results from website visitors in December (6th - 11th) to late January (22nd - 24th).
The results suggest that investors are starting to put Brexit uncertainty to one side. Almost half (44%) of investors polled in January said they have an investment strategy in place and are sticking to it, despite Brexit uncertainty. This is up from 39% in December.
And as the clock starts to tick on the ISA deadline, more investors are growing tired of putting their investment decisions on ice. In December 2018, 38% of respondents said they would not invest until a firm decision is made on Brexit, but this was down seven percentage points to 31% in January's poll.
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Nevertheless, Brexit remains the number one investor worry, but this has been tempered significantly, from almost half (46%) in December, to just over a third in January (35%).
The number of investors worried about a US/China trade war has crept up from 24% in December to 27% in January, whilst there has been an uptick in investors deciding to filter out market 'noise' and take a long-term view - 26% in January, compared to 22% in December.
Moira O'Neill, Head of Personal Finance, interactive investor says:
"This flash poll suggests investor 'Bretigue' has set in. Investors are growing tired of waiting for progress on Brexit, with more deciding to stick to their original investment strategy (44% compared to 39% in December).
"Fewer investors are also deciding to put off investment decisions until there is more clarity on Brexit. It's a sensible strategy – political gridlock may be the order of the day, but there is no reason why our investments should follow suit.
"Whilst Brexit remains investors' biggest concern, the US-China trade war is starting to preoccupy them again."
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