Alternate Investment Options

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Deputy XXX for giving us the opportunity to carry out this live project as part of the curriculum.

We would like express our gratitude to Prof XXX, my faculty guide on campus for his valuable inputs and guidance throughout the research.

Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary 1

1. Introduction 2

1.1. Objective 2

1.2. Research Methodology 2

1.2.1. Data Collection Method 3

1.2.2. Sampling Design and Size 3

1.2.3. Limitation of the study 3

1.3. Data Analysis 3

2. Alternate Investments in detail 4

2.1 Alternate investments in other countries 7

2.2. SWOT Analysis 9

3. Literature Review 10

4. Analysis and Interpretation 11

4.1. Overall Interpretation 18

5. Current trends 20

5.1. Venture Capital Funds 20

5.2. Private Equity Funds 21

5.3. Debt Funds 21

5.4. Real Estate Funds 22

5.5. Commodity Funds 23

5.6. Social Venture Funds 23

5.7. Infrastructure Funds 24

6. Regulations 26

7. Challenges 28

8. Recommendations 30

9. Conclusion 31

10. References 32

Executive Summary

Alternative investments are those investments which are made into assets that do not fall under one of the three traditional asset types (Cash, stocks and bonds). Alternative investments usually require high minimum capital. Alternative Investments are favored mainly because their returns have a low correlation with those of standard asset classes.

This project gives a closer look on alternate investments in India. The project looks at the regulations governing these investments, the limitations faced in the current market scenario and the trend in the market i.e. the risk and returns offered by each investment. The report also aims to provide suggestions on how to control these risks and gain perspective on the rapidly changing investment alternatives segment.

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