Confidence among the wealthy surges

Fifty-seven percent of wealthy clients are optimistic about investments over the next 12 months, according to a survey by international financial consultancy deVere Group. That’s up from 53 percent in 2013, 49 percent in 2012, 44 percent in 2011 and 55 percent in 2010. The  survey included 756 deVere clients based in the U.S., the U.K., Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, India and South Africa, who have investable assets of more than 1 million pounds, about $1.65… Reported by bizjournals 5 hours ago.