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The 2008 financial crisis has been considered by many economists as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Today, we witness a sharp decrease in the investors’ confidence into the financial markets and banking professionals. This lack in trust has had clear impacts both on regulations than on investment habits. Wealthy individuals like HNWIs (High Net Worth Individuals with more than 1 million US$ in investable assets) are investing daily on a much more prudential basis and keep more liquidities to cover any potential volatility risk.
Even if HNWI’s first goal is to focus on growth, liquidities represented 26,4% of their assets in 2013 while other investors more focused on capital preservation put 29,7% of their assets in cash. A few are...
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