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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Over half of the responding alternative UCITS allocators are planning to increase their allocation through September 2019, said a survey.
Deutsche Bank estimates that these investors collectively will invest $13.7bn in new capital to alternative UCITS, having already invested $9.5bn in the first three quarters of 2018.
The biennial Alternative UCITS Survey, which complements the annual Deutsche Bank Alternative Investment Survey, was completed by 154 global hedge fund allocators with 114 of these already allocating to alternative UCITS.
These 114 allocators collectively manage and/or advise $600bn of hedge fund assets and $150bn of alternative UCITS assets, representing 40% of the $374bn overall assets of the alternative UCITS industry.
Marlin Naidoo, Global Head of Capital Introduction & Hedge Fund Consulting said: "We expect to see more alternative UCITS launches in 2019 in response to investor appetite. Furthermore our survey results show that demand for Asia dedicated strategies far outweighs supply, this should be a signal for fund managers focused on the region to consider launching an alternative UCITS version of their offshore hedge fund product(s)."
Murray Wilson, Head of European Equities Distribution said: "UCITS will continue to be a key growth driver for the fund management industry. Firms looking to grow their alternatives business through capital raising in Europe should ensure they have a UCITS business plan in pl...................... To view our full article Click here
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