View from Morningstar: Real estate investment trusts have proved popular while the balance between supply and demand has kept property valuations high
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Multi-strategy hedge funds capture investors’ imagination
Investors are attracted by the possibility of getting both diversification benefits and positive returns through multi-strategy hedge funds

Family offices develop a taste for private equity
Family offices’ long-term investment horizons make them ideally suited to private equity investing, but many lack the internal expertise to succeed in the asset class, creating an opportunity for third-party investment boutiques

Private equity can help bring good governance to Africa
African business owners with expansion plans are increasingly realising they need to professionalise the way they operate, in order to draw capital and increase the firm’s value

Profits and pitfalls on private path into Africa
Africa is home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies and an increasing number of investors believe private equity could prove an effective way in. Yet the asset class remains niche and the risks very real

Booming property markets eye central bank actions
Real estate is providing both private and institutional investors with solutions to their hunt for yield, but some fear what will happen when the US and UK carry out their widely predicted rate rises

Assessing the operational risks of hedge fund investments
Hedge funds may be gradually opening themselves up to scrutiny but prospective investors must ensure their own rigorous due diligence process is in place before any decision to allocate capital is made

Equity market dispersion a favourable backdrop for long-short hedge funds
Protecting portfolios from downside risk is a key concern once again and hedge funds with long-short strategies could have a part to play

Emergence of divergence renews lure of hedge funds
As central banks begin to follow different paths and with volatility returning to equity markets, many see hedge funds as providing useful diversification in client portfolios

Islamic finance edges towards the mainstream
Islamic finance is no longer just for Muslims and private investors are increasingly drawn to the diversification benefits and real assets these products target
Agnes Chen, head of Asia Pacific at CSC Global Financial Markets, talks to PWM about key trends in Asian wealth management and how wealthy families are adapting to a fast-changing environment.
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