Wealth managers and independent financial advisers are expecting to see a surge of capital inflows into private market funds from retail and high-net-worth investors, according to new research from Wealth Club, a U.K. non-advised investment service for high-net-worth individuals.
The study was carried out among 100 U.K.-based wealth managers and independent financial advisers (IFAs) responsible for £332.7 billion ($446 billion) of assets under management. Of these, 4 percent report that more than half of their clients now hold private market exposure. The majority (52 percent) stated that between 10 percent and 25 percent of their clients currently invest in private markets.
Of particular note, the proportion of advisers reporting that more than half of their clients will be invested in private markets in the next three years is expected to more than triple, surging to 13 percent. Meanwhile, the segment of advisers with minimal client exposure (up to 10 percent of cli
