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Family office and FoF allocators to up hedge fund allocations

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Investment fund allocators expect to increase their commitments to hedge funds over the next 12 months, according to recent research into alternative asset appetites by virtual capital introduction and conference organiser iConnections.

Investment fund allocators expect to increase their commitments to hedge funds over the next 12 months, according to recent research into alternative asset appetites by virtual capital introduction and conference organiser iConnections.

Over half (56%) of the 555 allocators – mainly single family offices, funds of funds and multi-family office allocators – surveyed at iConnections’ flagship event in Miami in January, said they intend to boost their allocations this year, with 44% revealing the increase would be by 10% or more.

Over two thirds (69%) of allocators said they were either optimistic or very optimistic about the asset class, with less than 10% holding a pessimistic outlook.

Global macro (44.5%) and multi-strategy funds (44.18%) are likely to see the lion’s share of new allocations, according to the survey, with allocators also looking at credit long/short and equity long/short strategies.

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