The 2013 Preqin Investor Network Global Alternatives Report, published to help investors navigate alternative asset markets, demonstrates that investors remain committed to their allocations to private equity, hedge funds, real estate and infrastructure.

Furthermore, a significant proportion of investors recently surveyed by Preqin indicate they proactively source alternative asset fund investments, and do so using dedicated investment employees, indicating they are becoming increasingly interested in managing and developing their alternative assets portfolios.

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Other Key Findings:

  • Half of investors surveyed by Preqin in April 2013 have a proactive approach to sourcing alternative asset fund investments, with a further 31% adopting a mixture of proactive and passive approaches.
  • 64% of investors have an internal investment team that proactively sources and examines alternative asset fund investments.
  • Two-thirds (67%) have two or more investment-focused employees dedicated to alternative assets.
  • Of the institutional investors that invest in private equity, a significant 59% will be maintaining their level of exposure throughout 2013, with an additional 27% increasing their allocation to the asset class.
  • A third of investors in hedge funds plan to increase their exposure to the asset class, while a fifth plan on decreasing their allocation throughout 2013.
  • 93% of real estate investors plan to either maintain or increase their exposure to the asset class over the course of 2013.
  • 58% of investors with a dedicated allocation to infrastructure are looking to increase their allocation over the same time period, while only 4% plan to reduce their exposure over the next 12 months.
  • All private equity strategies tracked by the PrEQIn Private Equity Quarterly Index, apart from venture capital, are outperforming the S&P 500 index as of Q3 2012 and show four successive quarterly increases since Q3 2011.

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