Reuters – U.S. pension funds, charitable groups, endowments and other large institutional investors are taking on more exposure in non-traditional “alternative” investments — such as private equity and hedge funds — to buffer against volatile stock markets, an investor survey found on Tuesday.
Among 151 U.S. managers surveyed by Natixis Global Asset Management, 76 percent said that “alternatives” are essential in protecting against risk while 73 percent said that they are critical to outperforming the broader market.
