Germany could offer strong returns on private wealth investment

Germany could be a good region for people concerned with global private wealth management to get involved with.

That is because unemployment levels stand at their lowest for two decades, while the country's robust export industry is expected to boost the economy.

Such is the opinion of Robert Smith, manager of the German Growth Trust at Barings, who added that exporters to the wider world will continue to be a popular investment for those with private wealth.

Germany will be exporting products to countries across the world, offering equity investors protection from inflation and growth potential.

He said: "In the meantime, 2011 will see the earnings of the average German company surpass the prior peaks of 2007/08, while average earnings around the rest of Europe will fail to reach this level.

"Once again, this adds support to our view of the superiority and strength of German corporates and the wide selection of attractive long-term investment opportunities available to investors."

Last month, AXA Real Estate Investment Managers acquired a major industrial asset in lower Saxony as Germany has an attractive economy.
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