Institutional investors favour infrastructure and private equity, research finds

Annual research from IFM Investors puts infrastructure ahead as investors seek to diversify portfolios

Alex Levy
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IFM says institutional investors see private markets as a way to balance resilience with long-term growth (iStock.com/ChunyipWong)
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IFM says institutional investors see private markets as a way to balance resilience with long-term growth (iStock.com/ChunyipWong)

Infrastructure equity is the most popular private market asset class among institutional investment professionals, who expect allocations to private markets to grow in the coming years, research from IFM Investors finds.

IFM's annual PM700 barometer research was conducted by FT Longitude between May and June this year among 700 investment professionals globally, including 267 from pension and superannuation funds. ...

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