Institutional Risk Appetite Hits Post-Pandemic High

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Institutional investors’ appetite for risk rose further in July, according to the State Street Risk Appetite Index. The index revealed a rise in investor risk to +0.54 at the end of July, marking the highest reading since November 2020, the month Covid vaccines were discovered. Reflecting this broad risk-seeking trend, institutional investors increased their allocation to stocks by 0.7%, reaching 54.8%. This is the most optimistic stock holding …

Institutional risk appetite hits post-pandemic high

Institutional investors increased their risk exposure in July, with State Street’s Risk Appetite Index hitting its highest level since November 2020. The index rose to +0.54 at the end of the month. State Street’s Institutional Investor Indicators, developed by its research arm, analyses trading behaviour across assets held in custody to gauge institutional risk appetite.