According to Callan’s 2010 Alternative Investments Survey, fund sponsors’ total portfolio allocations to alternative investment strategies nearly doubled from 11% in 2005 to 20% in 2010 as they sought greater portfolio diversification and enhanced returns. That percentage is expected to jump to 24% by 2012.
Results showed a progressive shift towards alternative asset classes — with inflows coming primarily from (domestic) US equities — a trend which...