HFM Week – Pension fund allocations to hedge funds “have returned to pre-crisis levels”, according to Mercer, one of world’s largest investment consultants.
“If you look at the demand this year compared to 2008 and early 2009, there has definitely been an increase,” said Robert Howie, a principal at investment consulting firm Mercer, which advises over 2,700 clients with assets in excess of £1.9trn.