Market Views: Opportunities in alternatives in 2019

Demand for alternative asset classes among institutional investors has sizzled in recent years, driven by the need to generate higher alpha in a low-interest-rate environment. Asset owners worldwide have been pouring capital into a variety of asset classes such as private equity, private credit, infrastructure and property. In some cases the planned commitments are huge. Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest retirement fund expects to allocate another $41…