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 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.

The influence of sovereign wealth funds is undeniable; with assets reaching $7.45tn, they have reached a size comparable to that of the entire alternative assets industry, which Preqin today estimates at approximately $8.73tn. This report contains key highlights from our main 338-page publication, T…

The US is home to more hedge fund managers, investors and capital than any other region in the world: 72% of total hedge fund industry assets are overseen by managers based in the US. Using the profiles of over 3,400 institutional investors and 3,300 hedge fund managers on Preqin’s online platform, …

In this comprehensive report, Preqin turns its attention to the evolving alternative assets industry in Europe, where the latest figures and trends are analyzed by Preqin’s own industry experts who give their views on where the private capital and hedge fund industries are headed. Also featuring exc…

We examine how this group of institutions that invest $1bn or more in hedge funds has developed over the past year, focusing on new entrants to the Club and how their allocations to the asset class have changed.

In November 2017, we surveyed 360 hedge fund managers from across the globe. Our study looks at fundraising and performance in 2017, hedge fund fees and an outlook for new products and capital raising in 2018. This report presents some of the key findings of our study, along with exclusive industry …

With their increasing sophistication, Korean LPs continue to expand their overseas alternatives allocations. The growth of investors’ overseas alternatives allocations is outstripping that of their domestic allocations, fuelled by limited opportunities onshore and increased familiarity with for…

Over half (57%) of the fund searches issued by hedge fund investors in Q3 2017 came from those based in North America, up from 44% in Q2 2018. Europe-based investors accounted for almost a third (30%) of searches issued. The most sought-after strategy among investors in the next 12 months is long/s…

In Q3 2018, 79 new hedge funds were established globally, the majority (81%) of which are single-manager funds. Following two successive quarters of contributing a healthy 6% of total launch activity, funds of hedge funds represented only 1% of launches in Q3 2018. Europe accounted for 39% of fund l…

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

In our final blog of this series, we share the views on alternative assets expressed by over 500 institutional investors when surveyed in June 2018, as well as their thoughts on how their alternative assets portfolios will perform in the next 12 months. A decade ago, global alternatives assets unde…

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

This series looks at the tools available on Preqin’s online platform that can to help you to effectively benchmark your funds or portfolio. Part one examined how you can use our market benchmarks and create custom benchmarks to track the funds that are most relevant to you. However, comparing funds …