In this Investor Update, we dive into the results of our surveys with 530 institutional investors, as well as use data taken from our award-winning platform, to determine what investors are looking for from alternative assets and how these products are meeting their needs. We also provide an outlook…

Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H1 2018 presents the results of our series of interviews with over 550 global institutional investors in alternatives, conducted at the end of 2017. With the industry going from strength to strength in recent years as investors have allocated heavily to a…

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.

Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2017 presents the results of a series of in-depth interviews conducted by Preqin’s analysts with over 500 global institutional investors in alternatives. With the level of participation in alternatives increasing across the globe and significant challe…

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

Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H1 2017 brings together the results of a series of in-depth interviews conducted by Preqin’s analysts with over 500 institutional investors. With the alternative assets industry larger than ever before, this report aims to provide insight into institution…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

In this article, Matthew Beck from Grayscale examines the rise of digital assets, offering insight and commentary into how this industry has grown and the impact it has had on the hedge fund investment landscape as a whole.

Despite an ongoing period of performance scrutiny, hedge funds have continued to post positive returns in Q2 2017. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark was above water in April, May and June, adding 1.56% over the quarter, and taking the year-to-date return (+4.86%) to its highest level in…

In September’s Hedge Fund Spotlight we summarize Q2 2018 asset flows by strategy, fund size and performance. We also feature exclusive commentary from Grayscale Investments, which examines the rise of digital assets and what this means for the industry. Plus, we provide the latest performance benchm…