Private equity exposure on the increase

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The popularity of private equity is reflected in private client portfolios as mainstream investments disappoint

Private equity represents a much bigger slice of private client portfolios today than at any other time in recent years. According to the 2006 Merrill Lynch Capgemini World Wealth Report, exposure to alternative investments in 2005 was 20%, expected to rise to 22% in 2007. This compares to 10% in 2002 and 19% in 2004. Within that allocation however, private equity exposure is increasing at the expense of hedge funds. According to the report, the popularity of the private equity sector faltered in the years after the bursting of the technology bubble, but started to re-emerge as a popular...

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