At the organisation's Conference for Directors, 80 per cent of delegates said RDR impact on the investment company sector would be positive in the long-term.
Nearly two thirds said the largest and most liquid companies would be the most likely beneficiaries of RDR. However, 18 per cent said the specialist/ alternative sector would benefit most.
Some 45 per cent said the most demand post-RDR would come from wealth managers and advisers who were outsourcing their portfolio management.
A further 25 per cent said demand would come from self-directed private investors and 24 per cent said it would be from advisers directly managing their client portfolios.
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Ian Sayers, director general of the AIC, said: "We are positive about the impact that the RDR will have on the investment company sector but of course it's going to take time. Given the diversity of the sector, it is not surprising that there are a range of views on the impact and where demand will come from.
"We've seen a fair amount of interest in these generalist companies but advisers in the more specialist alternative asset classes like private equity, property and infrastructure. Advisers are aware that they need to demonstrate value to their clients and these alternative asset classes are a way of doing so."

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