We recently released the 2018 Annual Institutional Investors Survey, which draws on survey responses from 50+ allocators of capital. We wanted to get a pulse on their current sentiment around private market strategies as well as their plans for 2019 and beyond. Respondents range from sovereign wealth funds to family offices to public pensions. Read a quick summary of some key findings below.
Allocations
How do you anticipate your target allocation to the following asset classes or strategies changing in the next 24 months?
How do you expect your pace of capital calls for the following private markets strategies to change over the next 12 months?
When managing your alternatives portfolio, how do you spend your time as a proportion of your workday?
Roughly three-quarters of LPs' time is spent sourcing and conducting due diligence on managers, as well as monitoring existing ones.
LP/GP relationships
Have you committed to a first-time fund?
When considering a fund commitment, how important are the following factors? (Where 1 is least important and 6 is most important.)
Access points
How do you source managers or deals?
Return expectations
Which return metrics do you use to evaluate your private market investments?
What are your long-term return (IRR) expectations for private market strategies?
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