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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Reflecting growing interest among clients nearly 60% of financial advisors plan to allocate a significant portion of their book of business to private market investments this year, revealed a survey.
According to the private markets investment management firm's second annual Private Wealth Survey, nearly a third, or 30%, of advisors plan to allocate at least 20% of their book to private market investments.
Another 29% of advisors surveyed reported plans to allocate 10% or more to the asset class, meaning that nearly 60% of the financial professionals surveyed plan to allocate 10% or more to private market investments in 2025.
"This is a 15% increase from the firm's 2024 survey and marks a notable shift in comfort with the asset class and growing interest among individual investors," said the survey report.
Private infrastructure is poised to gain market share according to the survey, with 48% of respondents planning to increase exposure in that sector. This finding affirms a broader trend of growing investor interest in private infrastructure as the benefits become more widely understood, including high barriers to entry, durable cash flows, competitive total returns, income yield, and portfolio diversification.
While infrastructure saw the biggest uptick in interest, private equity and private credit followed closely behind, with those strategies currently in the top two spots in terms of overall portfolio allocati...................... To view our full article Click here
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