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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Four out of five investors surveyed (80%) now have allocations to at least one private asset class, while two in five (39%) have allocations to three or more, said the study.

Preqin's Investor Outlook found that private equity maintains its position as the most popular, with almost two-thirds of investors (63%) surveyed allocating to the asset class. More capital is expected to flow into private equity in the next 12 months despite a more pessimistic returns outlook over the short term.

The report, "Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2023", surveying 178 institutional investors, also found that over a third of respondents (34%) plan to allocate more capital to private equity in the next 12 months, with 84% of those investors planning to do so before the end of 2023. This is despite over half (53%) of investors surveyed believing private equity to be 'overvalued' currently, and a quarter (25%) expecting performance to be worse in the year ahead than the previous 12 months.

Meanwhile, 60% of investors feel that hedge funds either met or exceeded their expectations in the past 12 months, an increase in 2022 (53%). Over three-quarters of hedge fund investors (79%) believe the US presents the best opportunities for investment across developed markets, while the perception of the UK has soured, with the country seeing the largest decrease in sentiment - from 22% in 2022 to 8% in 2023).

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