LP Survey Says: Alt Investment Exposure Expected to Rise
Another week, another survey suggesting that institutional investors plan to increase their exposure to private equity. This one comes from Russell Investments, which finds: Survey respondents in North America expect the current share of private equity in their total portfolios, currently averaging 4.3%, to increase to 6.8% in 2012. Expectations for 2012 are not as robust in either Europe (3.7% share expected) or Japan (2.5%). In Australia, private equity allocations were reported at 3.5% for 2009, with little increase expected in 2012. Respondants also reported expected increases to other forms of alternative assets, including hedge funds, real estate and infrastructure. No mention of venture capital, although it may have been included in the "private equity" category
