"A number of pension funds have increased their real asset allocations or hired new real asset managers within the past 12 months.... Defined contribution plan executives who also oversee defined benefit plans ... are looking to add it to DC plans mainly through target-date funds ... J.P. Morgan Asset Management predicts institutional investors will bump up their allocations to real assets to about 25% as they search for income and inflation protection.... Cohen & Steers, Inc. would include global REITs, commodity futures, listed infrastructure, gold and currency such as Australian dollars."  MORE >>