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, 62% cited "degree of transparency" as a very important factor guiding their choices on alternative investments and 63% 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.
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.