More than half of investors (55%) plan to increase their alternative investment allocation over the next five years, according to survey by analytics provider Clearwater Analytics.
Thirty-five percent of investors indicated they plan to increase alternative investment allocations based on current market conditions, while 6% plan to decrease their alternative investment allocations.
“As investors continue to scan the alternatives market for opportunities, numerous challenges and trends have come into closer view,” said Scott Erickson, chief revenue officer at Clearwater Analytics, in a news release.
The survey was conducted in May and had 230 respondents from sectors including insurance, wealth and asset management, corporate and government entities, pension funds and endowments with a combined $10 trillion in assets.
About a third of respondents (34%) said regulatory complexities were the main hurdle for investing in alternatives, followed by operational burdens/lack of expertise (24%) and limited access to quality opportunities (15%).
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