A Cambridge Associates investment survey shows that regional institutions, ultra-high net worth clients, and Singapore and Hong Kong family offices want to increase allocations in the next 12 months.
In the region, investors want to go private, and they want to go private soon, according to a survey by global investment firm Cambridge Associates.
An announcement sent Wednesday indicated that they polled 55 clients, with 90 percent of them saying they had current allocations to private investments, with three in four also maintaining they intended to increase allocations over the next 12 months.
Engine of Growth
«Investors in Asia have a sophisticated understanding that private asset classes serve as an engine of growth and may deliver outperformance in portfolios over the long term,» Cambridge Associates maintained.
The most popular strategies were growth equity, venture capital, private credit, and buyouts. Venture capital was seen as the most popular strategy for private clients and family offices, with 90 percent already having it as part of their allocation. Private credit came second.
Going West
Geographical diversification was seen as important with most clients wanting to raise investments outside their home markets.
«In particular, nearly three-quarters of institutional clients, private clients and family offices indicated the United States as the region they intend to increase allocation to in the near term,» Cambridge Associates maintained.
