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Some examples of alternative asset classes are Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Infrastructure investments.
Structured offerings are traditional asset classes which have been enhanced to provide a specific outcome for an investor's portfolio. For example, providing investors access to traditionally high risk asset classes with a protection mechanism to minimise volatility or capital loss.
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Alternative Asset Classes
| Infrastructure |
Social infrastructure trusts, Economic infrastructure, Listed infrastructure |
| Yield |
Hybrid issues, mezzanine debt, Government & Corporate Debt issues |
| Property |
Global property funds, unlisted property, opportunistic funds |
| Hedge funds |
Absolute return funds, Australian & global hedge funds |
| Private equity |
Global & Australian listed and unlisted investment vehicles |
| Structured |
Investment structures offering gearing, capital protection and exposure to specialist asset classes. e.g. equity collars |
Balancing risk vs return
This chart illustrates that by adding alternative investments into an investor's portfolio, returns can be improved while reducing volatility. It also demonstrates the relativity of risk to return across various asset classes.
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