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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: BlackRock's 2025 Global Family Office Survey revealed that alternative assets are more important than ever to family offices, making up 42% of their portfolios, up from 39% from BlackRock's previous (2022-2023) survey.
Looking ahead, private credit and infrastructure are the most-favored alternative assets, said the survey that covered 175 single-family offices that collectively oversee assets of more than US $320 billion
Nearly one-third (32%) of family offices intend to increase their allocations to private credit (32%) and infrastructure (30%) in 2025-2026, with allocations to private credit marking the highest figure for any alternative asset class. When it comes to choosing a particular strategy within private credit, respondents have a clear preference for special situations/opportunistic and direct lending.
Infrastructure is gaining strong momentum among family offices, with three-quarters (75%) of respondents expressing a positive outlook for the asset class. Family offices are particularly attracted to infrastructure's ability to generate stable cash flows, its role as a portfolio diversifier, and its perceived resilience.
Over the following year, respondents intend to increase their infrastructure allocations to both opportunistic (54%) and value-add strategies (51%) driven by a combination of higher return potential, tailwinds, and flexibility - qualities that are increasingly important in today's volatile ...................... To view our full article Click here
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