Expectations soar for public equity over alternatives

AsianInvestor and Clifford Chance’s annual survey of regional industry executives finds expectations for investment into public equity markets rising strongly, most notably at the expense of alternative vehicles. The survey received 244 responses, up from 160 last year, primarily from regionally located business and sales executives among asset management firms, as well as from some asset owners and distributors of investment products. Consistent with last year, equity capital m…