Hedge Funds Ratings Lag Other Investments

Hedge funds are being viewed in a less positive light than other alternative investors, according to a Preqin alternative investment outlook report, and regulation is viewed as a positive attribute when making investment decisions.

Hedge funds lags behind private equity investments in positive rating

While private equity investments enjoyed a 51 percent positive rating, followed by real estate and infrastructure investments each with 48 percent positive ratings, hedge funds' 33 percent positive ranking significantly lags.  Most respondents to Preqin’s worldwide survey of professional investors noted that ambiguity towards hedge funds – 51 percent gave the investment a neutral ranking – was the most common...