"[O]ver the next three years, 77 percent of pension funds expect their appetite for investment risk to increase to enable them to meet long-term liabilities and deliver optimal value for members ... One in five (20 percent) of the asset owners surveyed expect their risk appetite to increase significantly during this period.... Private equity is of the greatest interest to respondents in the Americas, with 68 percent planning to increase their allocation, compared to 60 percent in Europe, Middle East and Africa and only 45 percent in the Asia Pacific region."  MORE >>