Robeco Outlook 2013

Rotterdam, 22 November 2012 -Today Robeco’s Financial Markets Research team presented five investment themes to look out for next year, during a conference with media in Amsterdam.
Highlights of the meeting included another US downgrade, a Eurozone debt crisis that is back with a vengeance and a revitalized Chinese economy.
In the attached report, you will find Robeco’s view on how these developments will affect the prospects for investment assets. The main themes the report touches on:

• Compromise on fiscal cliff likely to see US recession avoided but it will probably not be enough to stave off further downgrades
• No endgame for eurozone debt crisis; region’s economy to shrink in 2013
• China’s economy back on right track but little real reform expected from new leadership
• Little scope for corporate earnings growth, making equities’ prospects lackluster
• Credits, high yield and emerging debt are best options in 2013’s low-return environment

If you have any questions with regard to the report, please contact Robeco Corporate Communications: cc@robeco.nl

Léon Cornelissen - Chief Economist, and Ronald Doeswijk - Chief Strategist, can be contacted and are available for interviews in relation to the report:
l.cornelissen@robeco.nl, +31 (0)10 – 224 2435
r.doeswijk@robeco.nl, +31 (0)10 – 224 2855