A few years ago alternative investments were supposed to improve returns and funded positions and reduce reliance on equity markets. Unfortunately, this has not turned out to be the case.

Allocations to alternative assets almost triple than a decade ago, account for 17% of all pension fund assets globally.

There’s a global shift in the asset allocations of institutional investors afoot toward riskier, less liquid assets, according to a recent survey.

The head of the Blackstone Group presented his perspective of global investment opportunities in Toronto.

Institutional investors around the world are pushing back against a hedge fund practice that isolates up to 10% of an investor’s assets, according to a survey.