Transparency has become the main consideration for asset managers when they buy into both traditional and alternative investments , such as hedge funds , private equity and green assets , a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Northern Trust has found . Of 200 asset managers surveyed , 63 % cited " degree of transparency " as a very important factor guiding their choices on alternative investments and 62 % for traditional investments , an increase since the 2008 financial crisis . “ corporate transparency is a growing priority , but asset managers and institutional investors remain unsure of how to best manage it , ” says Pete Cherecwich , the president of corporate and institutional services at Northern Trust .
Transparency has become the main consideration for asset managers when they buy into both traditional and alternative investments, such as hedge funds, private equity and green assets, a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Northern Trust has found. Of 200 asset managers surveyed, 63% cited "degree of transparency" as a very important factor guiding their choices on alternative investments and 62% for traditional investments, an increase since the 2008 financial crisis. “Investment transparency is a growing priority, but asset managers and institutional investors remain unsure of how to best achieve it,” said Pete Cherecwich, the president of corporate and institutional services at Northern Trust.