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The Asset Owner Directory is an interactive tool to give readers an insight into the world of global asset owners. It includes key information for the largest asset owners around the world such as key personnel, asset allocation and performance.
| Fund Name | Country | AUM ($B) | Articles | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Pension Protection Fund | United Kingdom | $53 | 3 | View Info |
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) | United Kingdom | $113 | 62 | View Info |
BVK Personalvorsorge des Kantons Zürich | Switzerland | $42 | 1 | View Info |
California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) | United States | $489 | 279 | View Info |
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Sustainability in Practice
This conference is an urgent call to action for all investors to influence investee companies to change their focus and put people before profits to create a more sustainable economy, and to wake up to the crucial role they play in ensuring a sustainable recovery.
April 19-21, 2022 | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Fiduciary Investors Symposium
SUITABLE FOR: Institutional investors, chairs of investment committees and specialist consultants from the world’s largest pension, sovereign wealth and endowment funds.
This event will co-ordinate academics specialising in investment management and behavioural finance.
It will explore the applicability of the efficient market hypothesis in the current market environment – across different asset classes – and the tension between efficient markets and quantitative techniques with behavioural finance and fundamental analysis – challenging investors to think differently about asset allocation and investments, governance and decision-making.
May 23-25, 2022 | University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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