Ocorian: Alternative fund managers expect dramatic rise in inflows from institutional investors
Ocorian: Alternative fund managers expect dramatic rise in inflows from institutional investors
- Nearly two-fifths (36%) of alternative fund managers predict inflows from pension funds to increase dramatically over the next 18 months, with 34% forecasting a dramatic increase from corporates and one in three from private banks
- More than nine in ten (93%) alternative fund managers believe there will be more attractive investment opportunities available to them over the next three years
- Fund managers across private equity, real estate, infrastructure and private debt interviewed
New research from Ocorian, a specialist provider of alternative fund services and global leader in entity administration, fiduciary and compliance solutions, shows almost nine in ten (87%) alternative fund managers predict inflows into alternatives from pension funds to increase over the next 18 months (please see the attached press release). Almost two fifths (36%) of these expect a dramatic increase. This compares with just 9% who think levels will stay the same and 3% who predict a slight fall.
Its study with alternative fund managers across the UK, US and Europe found almost three quarters (72%) expect inflows into alternatives from private banks to increase over the next 18 months, with 33% expecting these to increase dramatically. Around 20% think levels will stay the same and 6% predict a slight fall. This is followed by six out of 10 (61%) who expect inflows into alternatives from corporates to increase over the next 18 months, with 34% expecting dramatic increases. Around a third (32%) predict levels will stay the same and 4% predict a slight fall.
The research from Ocorian, which manages over 15,000 structures on behalf of 6,000+ clients globally, shows the rise in inflows comes at a time when alternative asset managers believe the levels of attractive investment opportunities are also on the up. More than nine in ten (93%) of alternative asset managers see the levels of attractive investment opportunities increasing in the next three years, with 17% predicting a dramatic increase. Only 5% think levels will stay the same, and just 2% think levels will slightly fall.