Institutional investors are confident they know how to manage risk, despite market swings, inflation and weaker returns, but many believe that traditional investing principles have outlived their usefulness.

In its second annual survey of more than 500 institutional investors, Natixis Global Asset Management found that because of the many challenges facing them, many institutional investors are exploring new investment strategies and currently favor global and emerging market stocks, real estate and private equity.

The survey found that two-thirds of institutional investors, including 85 percent in the U.S., are confident in their risk management approach, but 75 percent expect to be challenged by severe market swings, 64 percent expect rising inflation and 90 percent expect weaker market returns.

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