Liquid Alternative Funds Raise Record $110B In 2015: Survey

According to a global survey by PwC and the Alternative Investment Management Association, more than 80% of firms that have liquid alternatives funds said those products were also growing, while almost one-third of U.S. managers and 50% of U.K. managers said they would roll out a new liquid alternatives fund. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that liquid alternative funds are also on track to record their best ever net inflows this year as investors look for ways to escape volatile markets. So far this year, the funds raised around $110 billion from retail and institutional investors, particularly in Europe, beating the previous record of $106.6 billion in 2013, according to data from Morningstar. Their AUM increased by 10% to around $715 billion.