Opalesque Industry Update - Preqin’s latest survey of institutional investors globally that are active in alternative assets indicates that these institutions
are growing increasingly proactive with their alternative asset portfolios. Almost a third (30%) of investors have grown their
investment teams sourcing private equity, hedge fund, real estate and infrastructure opportunities over the past two years,
and a similar proportion expect them to grow over the next two years. As alternative assets become an ever more important part of investor portfolios – over 35% of investors in each of the four main alternative asset classes plan to increase their allocations over the longer term – investors need sizeable teams to identify and monitor alternative assets investments. Other Key Investor Outlook Facts:
Comment: “Institutional investors around the world are generally very positive about their investments in alternative assets at the moment. Although hedge funds have not had the best start to 2014 in terms of returns, all four main alternative asset classes are generating solid performance figures over longer investment horizons, and as a result investors are mostly satisfied with their portfolios. Many investors have indicated to Preqin in our most recent survey that they intend to increase their allocations to alternative assets and make greater level of commitments over the next year. As a result, many investors have recently grown their dedicated investment team to source new opportunities, and a number also intend to grow their teams over the next few years.” Andrew Moylan, Head of Real Assets Product
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Industry Updates
Investors set to grow alternative assets investment teams
Thursday, August 21, 2014
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