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Illinois looks inward for new portfolio

The $42 billion Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is using its enhanced internal management capabilities to start a quantitative portfolio applying multifactor strategies. The strategy is designed to build some downside protection into the fund’s equities allocation.

Sarah RundellJanuary 11, 2019

Organisational Design

Finnish fund just getting started

Created two years ago when two of Finland’s largest pension funds merged, the country’s “new kid on the block,” Elo, is building its in-house capabilities.

Sarah RundellAugust 24, 2016

Editorial

Does pay for performance work?

Governance experts say that paying competitive salaries for internal staff will have benefits across the entire fund. For some, including those working in public sector pension funds or profit-to-member funds, that is unpalatable. But a comparison of salaries and total investment costs, between two large, different and high profile funds – Ontario Teachers and CalPERS […]

Amanda WhiteFebruary 13, 2015

Investor Profile

ABP considers smart beta benchmarks

APG, which manages ABP’s assets, has been using smart beta strategies for implementation for three years, the fund is taking it a step further and is now considering tilted benchmarks.

Amanda WhiteFebruary 26, 2014

Uncategorised posts

Alternatives increase as investors manage to outcomes

Investor allocations to alternatives will increase over the next three years as the focus on outcome-oriented investments heightens, according to respondents in the annual conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com /Casey Quirk Global Fiduciary CIO sentiment survey. The second annual survey, which included respondents from 56 asset owners with combined assets of $3 trillion, showed an accelerating trend to moving […]

Amanda WhiteFebruary 14, 2014