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Democratisation & Transparency: How alternative assets are readying for individual investors

Opening up alternative assets to non-institutional investors, from HNWIs to 401(k) account holders, represents up to $80 trillion. It's an alluring pot of capital for an industry that is seeing flatlining annual fundraising figures in some asset classes. And yet, multiple headwinds exist, making the journey towards increasing democratisation far from straightforward.

20 October 202510 mins read

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