Over two-thirds (68%) of intermediaries believe the economic recovery has made smaller businesses an attractive investment opportunity, according to new research from Albion Ventures. The research shows adviser optimism for smaller businesses is shared by their clients: almost a third (31%) of IFAs has reported an increased number of enquiries
Despite their continued uncertainty over the outlook for global economic improvement in 2015, fund managers remain optimistic about investments in equities and alternative assets over the long term. However, managers continue to express concern over returns from government bonds, according to the Global Survey of Investment and Economic Expectations conducted
New research by Capita Asset Services shows a dramatic uplift in the capital raised on London’s Alternative investment Market (AIM), with the amount generated by new listings and cash calls in 2014 at its highest level in four years. Since AIM was established in June 1995, companies (excluding investment vehicles)
There’s a tangible air of optimism among hedge fund managers this year. Despite 2014’s returns being their lowest since 2011, 60 per cent of managers believe that the 2015 Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund Benchmark will surpass last year, which delivered a rather tepid +3.78 per cent (net). On top of
Sellers in European M&A deals assumed less risk in 2014 as the region saw a major uplift in M&A deal value, according to a study by CMS, Europe’s largest legal services organisation. In its seventh annual M&A review, CMS analysed over 2,400 of its non-listed European public and private company
The majority of institutional investors actively consider ESG criteria when making alternative investment allocations, according to a survey by LGT Capital Partners and Mercer. The survey of 97 institutional investors in 22 countries, also found that most believe ESG improves risk-adjusted returns and is an important aspect of risk and
The private debt industry has more than tripled in size since 2006, with assets under management (AUM) increasing from USD152bn to USD465bn as of June 2014. Ryan Flanders, Executive Editor of the newly released 2015 Preqin Global Private Debt Report, examines the growth of the asset class. The global private
In an extract from March’s edition of the Preqin Infrastructure Spotlight, Stephen Yates examines the latest data on African infrastructure, including deal flow, notable deals in recent years and the growing number of investors targeting investment in Africa. Preqin’s Infrastructure Deals feature on Infrastructure Online includes extensive information on almost
The European IPO pipeline for 2015 looks promising – and more pan-European – with new deals coming from several countries after the UK's dominance of issuance for the past few years. That’s according to a new report by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. Equity prices have shot up since
Preqin recently surveyed over 50 managers of dedicated secondaries assets to find out about their activity in 2014 and to assess their outlook on the market for 2015. Patrick Adefuye analyses the key findings from these results. 2014 was not only a record year for secondaries transaction volume, but has
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