Towers Watson says real estate accounts for the largest allocation in alternative assets for pension funds at about 55%.
The global professional services firm says this proportion increased at the expense of other asset classes last year. Leading institutional investors have pinpointed prime property in many developed markets as offering a safe haven in otherwise uncertain markets. FTfm publishes a table of the top 50 real estate fund managers of pension fund assets, led by Prudential Financial.
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