Canadian institutional investors are seeking to further increase their overall allocations to alternative investment strategies, including real estate, private equity, infrastructure, private debt and hedge funds, according to a new study published today by CIBC Mellon. The report, "Race for Assets: Canada vs. the World," found that among the various alternative sub-asset classes, real estate (42%) is most favoured among Canadian investors surveyed, followed by infrastructure (20%), private equity (18.7%), private debt / loans (17.9%), and hedge fund investments (1.4%).