Investors continue to add to real asset allocations

Amid attractive fundamentals in real estate and infrastructure markets, investors continue to add to real asset allocations, according to BlackRock’s new publication, 2019 Global Real Assets Outlook report. However, a changing macroeconomic climate calls for careful navigation and attention to portfolio resilience. The report explores:

The globalization of real asset investing, as cross-border capital flows increase. The real estate and infrastructure outlooks in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. How secured cash flows, alignment with long-term trends and ESG-aware underwriting can contribute to portfolio resilience. Tech-driven disruption in real estate, and the impact of the energy and power transition in infrastructure.

In 2019, the single biggest issue facing investors is how to deploy capital as the cycle matures. The current climate is constructive for investors to maintain market expo