The rise of real assets
Real assets are continuing to offer attractive illiquidity premia for investors. Hope William-Smith looks at the current allocation trends for boosting portfolio resilience.
At a glance: A difficult macro environment has seen a push toward investing in real assets Real estate and infrastructure in particular have gained strong traction over the last few years Despite...
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