Amanda White is responsible for the content across all Conexus Financial’s institutional media and events. In addition to being the editor of Top1000funds.com, she is responsible for directing the bi-annual Fiduciary Investors Symposium and Sustainability in Practice events, which challenge global investors on investment best practice and aims to place the responsibilities of investors in wider societal, and political contexts, as well as promote the long-term stability of markets and sustainable investments. White has been an investment journalist for more than 25 years and has edited more than four industry journals. She was previously editorial director of InvestorInfo and had a distinguished freelance career. White is currently a fellow in the Finance Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. The two-year program consists of 22 fellows and seeks to develop the next generation of responsible, community-spirited leaders in the global finance industry. She has a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University and a Masters in Journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Amanda White
Sustainability
PRI to be more ‘hands-on’ with signatories as it seeks identity refresh
The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is in the process of an organisational pivot as it looks to shift its primary function away from driving ESG accountability among investors (which it has been doing for the past two decades) to facilitating collaboration.
Darcy SongMay 16, 2024
Investor Profile
Looking for the exit: Oregon battles overweight allocations to illiquids
Oregon Investment Council’s exposure to private markets has been a great source of excess returns over the years, but today the overweight allocation to illiquid markets is a growing concern with ramifications for liquidity particularly.
Sarah RundellMay 8, 2024
Manager Relationships
Operational alpha: The evolution in fund manager due diligence
Asset owners who assess their outsourced fund managers are facing mounting challenges that mean emerging tools, such as AI, are key to successful operational due diligence. Top1000funds.com takes a closer look at the responsibilities and skillsets of those conducting ODD and why it's core to a successful investment function.
Simon HoyleMay 6, 2024
Research
Top1000funds.com rated ‘most useful’ by readers
Research into Top1000funds.com readers’ preferences and habits reveals that the publication is rated as the most useful to them in the performance of their jobs, and is read by some of the most senior investment professionals inside asset-owner organisations around the world.
STAFF WRITERMay 2, 2024
Investor Profile
Robert Wallace talks strategy, execution and governance at Stanford
Stanford endowment's CEO Robert Wallace explains the three pillars of his approach to investment: strategy, execution and governance. He was speaking at Norway's NBIM annual investment conference.
Sarah RundellMay 1, 2024
Featured Story
Factor rebalancing superior for managing liquidity
Factor rebalancing a portfolio is a better way to manage liquidity and leverage implications of illiquid assets compared to traditional rebalancing to a static asset allocation, according to new research.
Amanda WhiteApril 30, 2024
Sustainability
How to tip social systems (for the better, of course?)
Positive social tipping points are probably the fastest and most powerful way of addressing the climate crisis but how do we tip a social system? The Thinking Ahead Institute's Time Hodgson investigates.
Tim HodgsonApril 29, 2024