Investors "painfully fearful", bullish on alternatives

Despite a low-yield environment that has made generating returns a constant challenge, global institutional investors are more confident in their risk management capabilities and generally more optimistic about global equity markets this year than last. Still, most expect volatility in stock markets to continue, and maintain that managing sharp swings will be extremely difficult, according to a survey from Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM). Kinji Kato, executive managing di…