Diversification within an investment portfolio can result in outperformance of an equity and bond only portfolio by 22 per cent, says Global Pensions and Strategy Group at Deutsche Bank.

The portfolio that was found to produce the best results over an eight-year period was that comprising of 30 per cent equity, 40 per cent bonds and 30 per cent alternative assets.

Joseph Hamilton, global head of Pensions Strategy at Deutsche Bank, said: "Many pension plans pursue investment strategies that can really only be characterised as 'boom and bust' and overlook the value that diversifying into alternative assets can have for a portfolio.

"In this year's guide, An Introduction to Alternative Assets and Structured Investments: A Guide for Global Pension Plans, we strive to inform the debate for pension plan trustees, sponsors and advisors in order to maximise the prospects of securing the best performance for their members."

This guide is the second part in an annual series produced and edited by Hamilton, and includes chapters on structured investments, structured credit, exchange trade funds (ETFs) structured equity, timberland, commodities, green energy, FX, frontier markets, property and hedge funds.

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