Accreditation measures the balance sheet, not the investor
Fundamental understanding of different asset classes and how they interact in an individual portfolio still needed
EACH year, a larger number of Singapore professionals cross the “accredited investor” threshold.
What follows is a significant expansion of the investable universe, taking in private equity and venture capital, private credit, and customised structured income. It is a material change in what a portfolio can hold.
The appetite is well-established. Alternatives accounted for 12 per cent of high-net-worth portfolios globally at the start of this year, indicated Capgemini’s World Wealth Report, and more than two-thirds of those investors said they intended to increase their private equity exposure.