mandates

Investor Profile

The RFP bonanza emanating from Sweden’s Fund Agency

In an unprecedented bonanza for fund managers, the $100 billion Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency is preparing multiple RFPs as it re-tenders its whole portfolio. With a focus on quality and cost, executive director Erik Fransson explains his ambition for the overhauled system.

Sarah RundellJanuary 25, 2024

Investor Profile

NYCRS readies to allocate more to private markets

Since joining $233.5 billion New York City Retirement Systems (NYCRS) six months ago, CIO and Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management Steven Meier has spent the bulk of his time getting under the hood of the private markets allocation, engaging with business partners and meeting some of the best minds in the industry to discuss the […]

Sarah RundellJanuary 19, 2023

Organisational Design

North Carolina treasurer up for a fight

The head of North Carolina’s pension fund, Treasurer Dale Folwell, is dropping some managers, calling out others, and remaining cautious about reallocating capital – all without a CIO.

Sarah RundellJanuary 25, 2018

Research

A guide to long-term mandates

Focusing Capital on the Long Term has published a paper with 10 things asset owners and managers can do to negotiate deals that align their incentives – and thinking – with longer time horizons.

Amanda WhiteDecember 5, 2017

Investor Profile

Asset owners take charge of the tender process

A candid feedback loop from asset owners to managers following a tender process will help raise the standard of transparency and appropriate offerings in the industry. Chief financial officer of Denmark’s Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond (LD), Lars Wallberg, who has just overseen a full manager overhaul after a rigorous and deliberate tender process has advice to both […]

Amanda WhiteFebruary 4, 2015