Professional investors (institutional investors and wealth managers) are forecasting rapid expansion in investing in alternative assets by high-net-worth (HNW) individuals and retail investors, according to new research from Managing Partners Group (MPG), an international asset management group.
Currently HNW and retail investors account for around 5 percent of assets in the global alternative assets industry. But that could soar to nearly 9 percent by 2030, MPG’s research with wealth managers and institutional investors, who are collectively responsible for £258 billion (€300 billion/$329 billion) assets under management, found.
Professional investors believe a combination of regulatory changes plus advances in investor education and technology is lowering the barriers to investing in alternative assets, and that will drive increased investment in the sector by HNW individuals, wealth managers and retail investors.
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