4th January 2012
A lot of money is "sitting on the sidelines" at present and 2012 could be the year when investors bite the bullet and plunge back into markets in a big way, it has been claimed.
Tom Stevens, investment director at Fidelity, told BBC Business Daily listeners that over the coming months, funds will likely shift from safe areas like the bond markets back into commodities, equities, stocks and shares.
He commented: "Investors have been so nervous in 2011 that they have got money piled up in cash, really waiting for the moment to get back into the market."
Mr Stevens added that in the years to come, it may be that many people look back and say that now was actually the perfect time to invest.
Agnes Deng, investment manager of the Baring Hong Kong China Fund, also recently advised investors that weakness in Chinese equities over the last 12 months represents a significant opportunity to find returns as the markets recover in 2012.
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