New research from Netwealth has found that almost half of respondents with assets totalling £50,000 and above (47 percent) reported that they’re unlikely to invest in the next 12 months, with Brexit remaining a key concern for 36 percent of these respondents alongside concerns about a wider recession within the UK (32 percent).

In addition, almost one in five (18 percent) of respondents that are unlikely to invest in 2020 have been deterred by a lack of transparency within the investment industry. One in ten are put off by the fallout from the Neil Woodford scandal that has dominated the headlines in recent months, highlightin...