
Asian institutional players target higher private markets allocations
Four in five institutional investors in Asia Pacific plan to increase their allocations to private markets in the next five years despite some facing near-term denominator effect challenges because of declines in public markets, according to a survey by asset manager Nuveen.
Insurers are more bullish on the asset class than most others, with four in five survey respondents planning to ramp up their exposure. For all investors across the region, private equity and infrastructure...
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