Over 60 percent of the funds in the sector
come from retail investors attracted by the higher rates of interest than bank deposits.
The market is approaching tight valuations, there is enough new interest in the market and it is the right time to lock in fresh investment
money from retail investors.
The greatest transfer of
wealth from retail investors to institutional investors EVER — It happens every single day because retail investors don't understand how this common, but dangerous, ETF product works.
They'll be targeted at larger institutional investors like pension plans, but the government will look at ways to accommodate
interest from retail investors, Sousa said.
One is
inflows from retail investors who, spooked by the prospect of central bank tightening, have shifted into an asset class where they traditionally represent just 10 % or so of available capital.
«It is evident from the data that voluntary contribution
from retail investors under individual pension segment has dried up,» said S B Mathur, Secretary General, Life Insurance Council.
Big pension and endowment funds regularly hold private equity stakes, but it's a crucial component of investing
withheld from retail investors, Lee - Chin says.
Demand from retail investors - who have a significant influence over first - day trading in Hong Kong share offerings - accounted for 0.45 times the number of shares on offer in the deal, the lender said in a securities filing on Monday, underscoring weak appetite for the deal.
One observer believes it might be difficult for Hines to raise
billions from retail investors, even if major wirehouses decide to sell shares of its REIT.
Three weeks after toy wholesaler Funtastic opened the $ 4.5 million retail component of its $ 25 million capital raising,
interest from retail investors was so low the group asked Gerry Harvey if he would be prepared to sub-underwrite the issue.
«In our ongoing discussions with various securities regulators across the country, we have not identified a structure that is both compliant and cost effective» when it comes to taking
capital from retail investors, he said.
Significant
inflows from retail investors are generally considered a good sign for any asset class, but such inflows also make the asset class vulnerable to bouts of panic selling.
So far, it has been driven by the constant supply of funds
coming from retail investors, but also to the demand to financial help coming from SMEs.
However, even Blackstone is now looking to raise
money from retail investors, albeit targeting the top tier of high - wealth investors who have portfolios with Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.
Challenger will manage the Challenger SRI fund, previously the Tyndall Ethical Balanced Investment Trust, which currently manages around $ 12 million
from retail investors.
You might have begun with the idea of raising money from the public — that is,
from retail investors — but you realize quickly that you can also raise money from institutions.
As the World Economic Forum pointed out in a report this summer, 103 % of net new global flows in 2016 were
from retail investors: