Volatile markets enable Alecta to stock up on alternative investments

Swedish pension fund Alecta may complete its plan to more than double its alternatives allocation sooner than expected, as opportunities will increase when businesses struggle in the economic downturn due to corona, predicts its chief investment officer.
Hans Sterte, Chief Investment Officer at Alecta. | Photo: Alecta/PR
Hans Sterte, Chief Investment Officer at Alecta. | Photo: Alecta/PR

Alecta – Sweden’s largest pension fund – decided to increase its exposure to alternative investments from 8 to 20 percent of the total portfolio about a year ago. Now, the pension fund sees the shift happening sooner than the expected five-year time frame, according to investors' newssite Ipe.com.

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