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Memos from Howard Marks: Ruminating on Asset AllocationThe Alts Institute Alternative Investing Survey
The Alts Institute Alternative Investing Survey probed the views of high-net-worth investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan with at least $2.5 million in household investable assets to more deeply understand their attitudes and behaviors related to alternative investing and the attending conversations with their financial professionals.
This survey is part of a broader, intercontinental research initiative that includes investors and advisors in the U.S. and Canada.
We have captured the key findings from the survey of high-net worth investors in Asia, which revealed that investors in Asia Pacific are more likely than their North America counterparts to have experience with alternatives and to consider moving to a new financial professional to better access high-quality alternative investing opportunities.
Investors in Asia Pacific and North America do share a strong enthusiasm for alternative investments, and moving forward, there is a growing opportunity among alts users and non-users to increase their alternative investment allocations in their portfolios.
Eager to learn more about alts and reliant on their own research, investors in Asia Pacific are counting on their financial professionals to be their active partner in understanding and accessing new alternative investments.
Dive deeper into the findings from Asia Pacific investors.
87% of alts users in Asia Pacific agree they are open to investing more into alternatives.
Our survey highlights that 85% of Asia Pacific alts users would invest more if their financial professional recommended doing so, and 90% of non-users would begin investing if advised to.
Asia Pacific investors highlight three key areas that would unlock greater investment and adoption: explaining strategies in depth to build confidence in their expertise, focusing on the overall portfolio benefits, and presenting opportunities that closely align with their interests.
Dive into the survey results and explore the untapped potential of alternatives.