Open your mind to private equity

HOW TO ACCESS PRIVATE EQUITY

Joanna Faith discovers how retail investors can make ‘superior returns' from an asset class that has traditionally been the preserve of institutional managers.

Private equity has traditionally been the domain of pension funds and other institutional investors, but retail investors could also benefit from this “often overlooked” asset class, according to industry players. LPEQ, the association of listed private equity investment companies, suggests retail investors reconsider their allocation after new research found global wealth managers, who currently allocate on average 17% of their portfolios to alternatives and, of that, 58% to hedge funds with only 11% to private equity, are planning to increase their exposure markedly. Andrea Lowe, ex...