Why pension funds still bet big on State bonds

Pension funds’ preference for government paper has been linked to the complexities that come with alternative asset classes, which are less straightforward.

The absence of appropriate tools and frameworks that can promote the allocation of private capital, primarily pension funds, into these alternative assets has also been noted by experts in the field of investing.

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