Pensions and Institutional Investors Double Down on Hedge Funds

Hedge fund assets will more than double by 2016, according to a recent survey by Citi (NYSE: C) Prime Finance. The study found pension funds, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors are increasingly embracing the risk management and diversification that hedge funds offer.

Between 2003 to 2007 institutions junked more than $1 trillion into hedge funds. Since then, institutions have continued to invest in hedge funds, and they are slowly becoming a core assets.

Alan Pace, Head of Citi Prime Finance commented, “With investors more focused on risk alignment...hedge fund allocations will play a central role in institutional portfolios in the years ahead.”

According to the new survey, global assets invested with hedge fund firms could increase from $2.1 trillion to more than $5 trillion as a result of emerging trends.

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