boston/london stock list bond drift suddenly gold back vogue global investors appear face prospect next week u.s. presidential election may play expect last friday fbi say re-opened probe democrat hillary clinton use private email server secretary state prevail view among investment set coast victory investors say survey comfortable outcome victory republican donald trump though several poll depict ever-tightening race clock count election day tuesday although late reuters/ipsos poll show clinton still 6-point lead investors generally see clinton know quantity would make major change would upend financial market trump position difficult nail yet tumultuous political backdrop big american stock fund remain either sanguine confuse focus extend bull market guard election day result could shock world like brexit vote june u.s. large-cap mutual fund oversee trillion assets head showdown white house thin layer cash absorb potential shock stock market gerry sullivan run usa mutuals 234 million barrier fund say would hard reposition portfolio even know election result ahead time much confusion sullivan say u.s. fund invest stock large market capitalizations show drastic move toward precaution overall 3.1 percent assets dedicate cash accord late data morningstar inc. fund hold cash 3.4 percent barack obama defeat john mccain 2008. multi-asset investors defensively position especially outside unite state accord late reuters asset allocation poll fund europe hold 8.1 percent portfolios cash late october u.k.-based fund 9.6 percent hold park sideline investors hold higher-than-normal level cash say mark haefele global chief investment officer ubs wealth management london oversee around trillion assets one way hedge uncertainty nonetheless haefele say see significant de-risking around election see generally consistent level caution global client base uncertainty outcome rise risk-off mood envelop market around world 500 index decline eight days row long lose streak since market crash october 2008 benchmark global stock msci all-world index drop seven last eight sessions sit near four-month low safe-haven bond recently pressure expectations u.s. federal reserve track raise interest rat year see modest boost meantime gold surge one-month high near 1,300 ounce trade see market moment go event trump victory say mike bell global market strategist jp morgan asset management london expect downside u.s. equities dollar treasury yield half stock bond fund managers poll northern trust third quarter say expect election cause large increase market volatility price certain 500 index options expire days election indicate market swing percent either direction still portfolio managers sit lot cash 20 percent assets say stockpile sign worry outcome race due diminish risk-reward profile investment opportunities mature profit cycle say meggan walsh portfolio manager 18 billion invesco diversify dividend fund feel election investable event value-oriented large-cap fund managers say stock market over-valued high alert market correction election coincide bull market near completion eighth year tempt forget nasty downturns happen regularity never bell ring announce arrival portfolio managers arik ahitov dennis bryant recently warn investors 800 million fpa capital fund britain surprise world vote leave european union 500 index tumble nearly percent june 24. soon recover however regain record territory mid-august even britain referendum unexpected outcome yet show long-lasting effect investors outside currency market british pound sink three-decade low dollar london ftse 100 index around 14-percent post-brexit trough fpa capital fund managers nearly 28 percent fund 800 million assets cash third quarter see stock market expensive ready high level panic happen accord october letter investors elevate level force sell combine lack liquidity might result challenge many fully invest products index fund many etfs fund low level cash cushion fpa capital fund portfolio managers say market cash help mitigate losses afford one opportunity buy others force sell generally best time buy amid election jitters many big fund stay aggressive cash tempt