Alternatives are called so because they are illiquid, new, difficult to research, lowly correlated with traditional asset classes etc. But what if you want public pension funds to invest in them? Should they not be more transparent and be open to scrutiny/research by specialists, if not the public?  I believe they are partly hard to research for the same reasons mutual funds are so ( https://lnkd.in/feqbhr3 ). Their illiquidity and opacity makes them even more so.  The solutions could be similar ( https://lnkd.in/fjSpFq8 ). Making the components available cheaply will allow many opinions to flourish, like with listed stocks. Hope regulators help with standardising information like they have with mutual funds. Enjoyed discussing this at the Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA) Summit on 8th March. Thanks for inviting me  Rajat Tandon …see more