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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

The majority of institutional investors expect a global recession over the next 12 months, but that has yet to hamper demand to either hold alternative allocations steady at their current level or grow them further in the years to come, said a study.

According to the 2022 EY Global Alternative Fund Survey, which offers a comprehensive overview of the perspectives of alternative fund managers and the institutional investors who allocate to them, managers face pressure to drive inflows and organic growth by exploring new avenues of product and investor diversification, with trustworthy ESG-labeled products a particular area of focus and digital assets yet to pick up momentum.

"Data suggests positive short-term performance and promising long-term positioning for the industry as 75% of investors feel managers met or exceeded performance expectations," said the study.

Seventy-five percent of investors feel that their managers met or exceeded performance expectations during a challenging and volatile market period, successfully protecting capital in down markets while positioning for long-term income generation.

The private equity (PE) industry received the greatest feedback, with 50% of investors citing outperformance of expectations, followed by real estate strategies (45%) and real assets/infrastructure (38%). Optimism is not reserved for a short-term view, as findings indicate a significant increase in the number of alternat......................

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