Main investments objectives worldwide 2020

As of 2020, capital preservation was considered by far the most important investment objective for the next twelve months by institutional investors worldwide. On the other hand, in the same year, only 31 percent of the investors surveyed perceived income generation as an important investment objective, which was a significant decline compared to previous years.

Most important investment objectives over the next twelve months for institutional investors worldwide in 2020, by type

Characteristic	Capital preservation	Funding liabilities	Capital growth	Generating income
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Release date

September 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 2020

Number of respondents

650 respondents

Special properties

Institutional investors

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How important are the following investment objectives for your organization over the next 12 months ?"

Respondents were asked to rate on a scale of 0-5 where 0 = Not important at all and 5 = Very important. Figures report share of respondents answering 4 or 5.

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