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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

A study by data provider Peltz International has found that family offices see event driven and emerging markets as having the most potential for growth this year.

Peltz' Sentiment Survey polled some 50 organizations in late November, December and early January, with the average asset size for the family offices was $15.6bn, $1.3bn for managers and $1.3bn for funds of funds. The result of the survey revealed a diverging outlook for 2017 taken by managers, family offices and funds of funds.

Lois Peltz, president of Peltz International, observed, "In projecting year-end 2017 benchmarks, funds of funds tended to be the most optimistic regarding the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average whereas family offices tended to be more pessimistic. Family offices were more optimistic in predicting year-end prices for gold and Brent crude while funds of funds were more pessimistic."

While family offices ranked event driven and emerging markets as having the most opportunity in 2017, managers placed long/short equity in the top slot while funds of funds highlighted global macro.

Event driven ranked third on the managers' list while funds of funds had it as fifth. Long/short equity was fourth on the family office list and second on the funds of funds' list. Global macro was second on the family office list and fifth on the manager list.

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