Private equity and hedge funds, typically riskier investments, are where family offices across the globe show higher interest in placing their capital, according to Fintrx, a data and research provider on high-net-worth individuals, in its report titled “Mapping the Location and Assets of the Family Office Ecosystem,” sponsored by Charles Schwab.
According to the report, the proportions of family offices invested in each asset type are as follows:
Private equity (77.6 percent)
Hedge funds (70.2 percent)
Long only (66.6 percent)
Real estate (59.6 percent)
Direct investments (41.2 percent)
Venture capital (30.6 percent)
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