May 5 2017 | 7:24pm ET
The majority of professional managers favor active management and alternative investments for alpha generation as they anticipate greater volatility and lower yields throughout the remainder of this year, according to a new survey by Natixis Global Asset Management.
Results of the company’s 2017 Wholesale Portfolio Manager survey, which polled 200 respondents (including discretionary portfolio managers and funds of funds) in 28 countries across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, were contained in the company’s most recent Professional Fund Buyers Report.
The survey revealed that eight in ten (79%) professional fund buyers globally say the current environment favors active managers, while wholesale buyers expect geopolitical events (67%), interest rates (49%) and China market woes (36%) will be the top three sources of volatility for 2017. Other insights:
“Investors are clearly concerned that these historically low volatility levels cannot last in the face of global political and monetary policy change,” said Robert Hussey, executive vice president of Natixis’ Institutional Services Group. “Professional fund buyers see volatility as an opportunity, and are looking to active management and alternative investments to both generate alpha and manage risk.”
Based in Paris, Natixis Global Asset Management is one of the world’s largest asset management firms. Uniting over 20 specialized investment managers globally, the firm manages approximately $897 billion across a diverse range of investment solutions and strategies. It is part of Natixis, the international corporate, investment, insurance and financial services arm of France’s Groupe BPCE.
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