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 Institutional Investors set to Invest $85bn into Hedge Funds  posted by admin on Mon 11 of Jun, 2007 [11:28 UTC]
 Towards the end of the last century the majority of commitments made to hedge fund vehicles were coming from high-net-worth individuals, with institutional support for the asset class being limited to a relatively small number of foundations and endowments. With institutional investors worldwide increasing their allocations to alternatives, the hedge fund industry is receiving greater levels of backing from investors of this type than at any other point in the history of the asset class. In order to maintain these levels of support, the industry must adapt in order to respond to the demands and requirements of these new investors.



 
Institutional investors are increasingly turning to alternative investment vehicles to diversify their portfolios, and these institutions are set to become increasingly important providers of capital to the hedge fund industry. In 2006 $160 billion was raised by hedge fund managers – including capital from both institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Using data taken from Preqin Hedge’s Investor Profi les, which contains details for over 1,000 institutional investors in the arena, we predict that in the next 12 to 18 months an additional $85 billion will be poured into hedge funds and fund of hedge funds through institutional commitments alone...

Via FT Alphaville  (Related)  . You can get the full report from  Preqin Hedge  in PDF form here  (Related)  .


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