Infrastructure likely to gain larger slice of the alternatives pie

Last week Preqin released its 2013 Preqin Investor Network Global Alternatives Report and the results appear to highlight the pending popularity of infrastructure mandates in the next 12 months. Fifty-eight percent of investors that have a dedicated allocation to infrastructure said they plan to increase allocations in the next year. Second in demand was real estate, with 43% increasing allocations. Only 33% and 27% of hedge fund and private equity investors, respectively, indicated they plan to hike allocations in the next 12 months.