The 2018 Preqin Alternative Assets Performance Monitor compiles the alternative assets industry’s latest performance data and the analysis of more than 28,700 funds.

The 10th edition of the Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review is the most comprehensive guide on sovereign wealth funds and their investment activity.

Hedge funds stumbled again in the third quarter of the year with a return of 0.64% revealing a drop from the previous quarter’s result. Presenting the latest hedge fund performance benchmarks as well as fund searches and launches, we take a detailed look at the quarter in review.

We provide an overview of the natural resources fundraising landscape in Q3 2018, which recorded the largest amount of capital secured in a quarter since Q3 2016. Energy funds are trailblazing ahead of other strategies, accounting for the vast majority of capital raised in Q3, and four of the five l…

The number of unlisted natural resources funds securing a final close dropped to 19 in Q2 2018 – the lowest quarterly total recorded in the past five years. These figures highlight the trend of fewer, larger vehicles successfully raising capital, with the average fund size reaching a five-year high …

Private equity fundraising experienced a further slowdown in Q2 2018: 230 funds reached a final close securing an aggregate $85bn in capital. Investor satisfaction with the private equity asset class remains high, and capital continues to flow into the asset class as LPs look to meet their allocatio…

Hedge fund performance has dominated the narrative around the asset class for a number of years and 2018 appears no different. Following the four-year high in annual returns at the end of 2017, investor sentiment with respect to hedge funds seems to be improving. However, relatively poor performance…

2018 started strongly for the hedge fund asset class, recording the 15th consecutive month of positive performance in January (+1.92%). However, many hedge funds were unable to capitalize on growing market volatility over the quarter and February saw losses of 0.92% as equity markets globally experi…

Fewer unlisted natural resources funds held a final close in 2017 compared to the previous year, with just 109 funds closing, down from 128 funds in 2016. However, investors are more positive about the asset class than they were a year ago. Just 9% of investors held a negative general perception of …

We provide the latest hedge fund performance benchmarks for November 2018, including analysis for the year so far and the past 12 months.

What will the alternative assets industry look like in 2023? In this special report, we turn our attention to the future of the private capital and hedge fund industries. Using our exclusive investor and fund manager survey results, and with the help of a comprehensive roster of industry experts, w…

As market-movers in their home country of Australia, superannuation funds have grown significantly in the past decade to reach AUD 2.7tn in assets. Traditionally heavily weighted towards domestic equities, property and infrastructure assets, there are signs that change is afoot as rising interest ra…

In partnership with INSEAD business school, this report explores the changing reputation of venture capital in China, as more and more Chinese unicorns – or "red unicorns" – join the global ranks. By evaluating the four pillars of a successful and nurturing venture capital environment, the report lo…

Using data from Preqin’s online platform, we look at hedge fund asset flows in Q3 2018 by strategy, fund size, manager headquarters and performance.

Despite performance concerns dominating the hedge fund industry narrative in recent years, 2017 has been a story of resurgence thus far, as three more months of positive performance in the third quarter of the year have driven the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark to surpass the annual retu…

The natural resources fundraising landscape remains challenging in Q3 2017. Fewer funds are reaching a final close than in previous years, with the closure of 18 funds in Q3 2017 representing the lowest quarterly number for nearly a decade. However, investor sentiment towards the asset class is impr…

Q3 2017 has seen a slowdown in private equity fundraising compared to the previous quarter. The number of funds closed in Q3 2017 is 22% lower than in Q3 2016, but the aggregate capital raised by these vehicles has risen 43% from the previous year. Investor satisfaction with private equity remains h…

In our latest instalment in the Markets in Focus series, we turn our attention for the first time to the burgeoning alternative assets landscape in South Korea. With the invaluable insight of some key Korean industry participants, we analyze the local market for each alternative asset class, the uni…