Barclays study says bond and equity yields will be low in 2010

Bond and equity yields will be low for the coming year, caused by demographic changes and a decrease in the amount people are saving, the Barclays Wealth Equity Gilt Study 2010 reports.

According to Tim Bond, head of asset allocation at Barclays Capital in London and co-author of the study, bond yields for 2010 will be as low as 1.5% and equities will not do much better, with yields of 7%. This is caused by a shift in demographics, particularly in the developed world but also in a lot of