Principal Global Investors has released its Equity Market Recap which analyses global equity markets for the fourth quarter of 2012.

The report finds that equities expanded nearly $0.8 trillion during the quarter and outperformed sovereign and investment grade bonds, commodities, real estate and most hedge funds.

Providing an outlook for 2013, the report focuses on markets in the US, Asia and Europe and suggests that equities will offer a degree of inflation responsiveness to companies and industries with strong pricing power that could be an important risk hedge for the future.

To read the entire report, please click here.

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