InVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE WORLD'S LARGEST INSTITUTIONal investors

Top1000funds.com is the market leading news and analysis site for the world’s largest institutional investors. It focuses on leading the global investment industry to continuous improvement through case studies of best practice in governance and decision making, portfolio construction and efficient portfolio management, fees and costs, and sustainable investing.

The publication pushes the industry to question whether status quo processes and behaviours to tackle risks and opportunities will be sufficient in the future, and actively campaigns for diversity, sustainability, transparency, innovation and better alignment of fees in the investment industry.

Top1000funds.com is read by investment professionals in more than 80 countries.

SUSTAINABILITY

The history and growth of investors’ impact through ESG and sustainability

INVESTOR PROFILES

In-depth interviews with institutional leaders

ASSET OWNER DIRECTORY

Global list of the largest asset owners

RISK

Insights on investment risk for investors

ASSET ALLOCATION

Investment strategy that aims to balance risk and reward

Editorial team

The Top1000funds.com editorial team is led by Amanda White. White is responsible for all of the international business for the company.She is editor of Top1000funds.com, the market leading news and analysis site pushing the global institutional investment industry towards best practice and actively campaigning for diversity, sustainability, transparency, innovation and better alignment of fees in the investment industry.She is also responsible for directing the quarterly Fiduciary Investors Symposium series which challenges 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. She has a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University and a Masters in Journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney and is a Finance Leaders Fellow at the Aspen Institute.

Amanda White

Director of institutional content

Sarah Rundell

European editor

Darcy Song

Asia-Pacific Correspondent

Advisory board

Our esteemed advisory board leverage the intellectual capital and thought leadership of some of the world's largest asset owners to ensure the themes and topics of our editorial and events is highly relevant and addresses the most pertinent issues in the industry today.

Charles Van Vleet

Chief investment officer, Textron Inc

Debra Ng

Head, Asia Pacific, Albourne Partners

Eduard van Gelderen

Head of research, FCLTGlobal

Grace Qiu

Vice president, total portfolio management, GIC

Hareb Al Darmaki

Adviser to the managing director and board member, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

James Davis

Chief investment officer, OPTrust

Kristian Fok

Chief executive, Cbus Super

Michael Hitchcock

Chief executive officer, South Carolina Retirement Commission

Pertti Lassila

Head of strategy, Keva

Stephen Kotkin

Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Todd Ruppert

Chair, investment committee, INSEAD Endowment

Events

4

Annual events

480

Delegates hosted in 2025

16

Trillion (USD) in fiduciary capital

We are experts in delivERing exceptional and unique experiEnces, IN PERSON AND ONLINE.

Drawing on some of the world’s leading investment thinkers, these events coordinate academics specializing in macroeconomics, investment management, behavioural finance and organisational design, to enable the education of institutional investors on best practice as it applies to asset allocation and investments, governance and decision- making.

Laser focus on thought leadership and educational content 

Our programs are uniquely designed to offer deepened knowledge and understanding of the opportunities and challenges asset owners face through case studies, panel sessions and table discussions, which are infused into the program to promote peer learning and cohesion. The content of our programs evolves throughout the events; we guide the audience on a content journey through our curated programs. We enforce a strict no marketing environment where the focus is on knowledge sharing and thought leadership.

‍Exceptional access to the world's largest pension funds

Our events are designed to be highly interactive and to facilitate interaction between sponsor partners and key asset owner decision markers.

Unparalleled networking opportunities 

True value is derived from quality time spent with asset owners over the course of the events and we provide an excellent platform for learning, networking and thought-provoking conversations. Our events offer a variety of opportunities to deepen relationships with asset owners including allocated seating and table discussions. These formalities and contrasted with informal networking experiences ranging from gala dinners to orchestrated seated lunches. Our events provide an unparalleled platform for embracing new contacts or strengthening relationships with new or existing clients.

Maximise your ROI

To ensure you derive the most value from our events, we highly recommended that attendees are present for all conference sessions and social functions, are actively engaged and participate in table discussions and debates.

25

YEARS OF 
CONFERENCES

4,584

DELEGATES HOSTED
IN 2020

EXPERTS IN PHYSICAL & DIGITAL EXPERIENCES

11

ANNUAL EVENTS

The 2026 Harvard event reaffirmed why the Fiduciary Investors Symposium is in a class of its own and among the few outstanding conferences in the industry. Exceptional delegates, excellent subject matter expert speakers, thought-provoking and well-curated content, all in a world-class venue. This is a best-in-class experience. Few events match its global perspectives or calibre of connections. Having attended for nearly a decade, it remains one of the few conferences that consistently maintains its quality and relevance. I am looking forward to the next one.

Jason Morrow

Deputy chief investment officer, Utah Retirement Systems

The 2026 Harvard event reaffirmed why the Fiduciary Investors Symposium is in a class of its own and among the few outstanding conferences in the industry. Exceptional delegates, excellent subject matter expert speakers, thought-provoking and well-curated content, all in a world-class venue. This is a best-in-class experience. Few events match its global perspectives or calibre of connections. Having attended for nearly a decade, it remains one of the few conferences that consistently maintains its quality and relevance. I am looking forward to the next one.

Jason Morrow

Deputy chief investment officer, Utah Retirement Systems

Every interaction at FIS, whether with chief investment officers from Canada, the US, Asia, or with asset managers, was a genuine opportunity for me to learn from different mandates, constraints, and perspectives. Despite being held in Singapore, the dialogue is truly global, making it one of the most valuable programs I have attended.

Hisham Hamdan

Chief investment officer, Khazanah Nasional Berhad

As a newly elected official who serves as a fiduciary of approximately $141 billion, I valued both the formal content and the learning through networking with investment professionals from around the globe.

Elizabeth Steiner

Treasurer, Oregon State Treasury

This is by far the most effective investment conference I attend. FIS Oxford was very useful as a US investor discussing and thinking through general portfolio and investment issues where I got the perspective of pan-European participants and a different lens of the world; sharing similar challenges but with different thoughts and approaches.

Elmer Huh

Chief investment officer, MJ Murdock Charitable Trust

Few conferences pair an academic environment as distinctive as Harvard's with a peer group of this caliber. The setting lends itself to deep, thoughtful conversation on important topics, while the network of senior investors in attendance ensures those conversations are as practical as they are rigorous. It is a rare and rewarding combination that makes the Fiduciary Investors Symposium one of the most worthwhile events on my calendar.

David Veal

Chief investment officer, Employees retirement system of texas

The Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard University was my first time attending a Top1000funds gathering, and I must say that it is the very best in the industry. The quality of the expert speakers, the curation of topics and themes, participation by the highest-level decision makers at the largest sovereign funds in the world elevates FIS into a class of its own. The quality of the peer discussions, insights presented and organization of the event is unparalleled.

Nick Chamie

Senior managing director and chief strategist - total portfolio and capital markets, investment management corporation of ontario

I attended the entire conference. It was really well done. I found the digital presentations very seamless and had no issues whatsoever. The speakers, the slides, and the moderators were all excellent.

Rajiv Silgardo

Board member, OMERS

It was rich in content and provided a range of experiences.

Udaibir Das

Advisor, IMF

The topics and speakers were excellent.

Patrick Uelfeti

Deputy CIO, Swiss Federal Pension Fund PUBLICA

Great sessions, and I enjoyed the networking opportunities.

Karen Lockridge

Director, ESG investing, Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan

It was very professional and worked effectively. The sessions were interactive which meant they held your attention.

Deb Clarke

Partner, global head of investment research, Mercer

Good content at various levels (e.g., macro themes, specific examples of implementation).

Alison Loat

Managing director, sustainable investing and innovation, OPTrust

Top notch event - always so professional and thought provoking. Topical well-presented content. Right on the mark.

Alexandra West

Chief strategy officer, investments, Cbus Super

Outstanding content on the future of long term investing in a low interest environment.

Neil Murphy

Vice president, Corporate communications, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (Canada)

The convenience of being able to access superior content from the comfort of my office.

Christopher Hanson

Executive Director, City of Austin Employees' Retirement System (United States)

The sessions I sat in were very insightful and you had a great range of speakers. Nothing beats being at these sessions in person but it was a fabulous opportunity to get exposure to this symposium. The polling questions and being able to ask questions live also made me feel like an active participator in the session.

Anna Weickart

Senior portfolio manager, equities, Cbus Super (Australia)

Amazing speakers and great moderation.

Bill Lee

Chief investment officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (United States)

The inflation and interest rate discussions, plus hearing various perspectives was very beneficial. Being part of the dialogue and interactions are helpful.

Geraldine Jimenez

Director of investment strategy and risk, CalSTRS (United States)

Official media partner

Readership

These people and their funds have great influence on the economic and political activities of the world. They impact the corporate behavior of companies they invest in, inspire governments to generate sustainable policy, and help create investment markets around evolving environments such as climate change.
In addition, we reach service providers, which include funds managers, audience consultants, custodians and investment banks.
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•   Internal chief investment officers
•   Investment heads
•   Portfolio managers
•   Investment officers
•   Chief executives
•   Board trustees

Executives from pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds from over:

108

Countries

And are responsible for more than:

$

45

Trillion in assets

What our readers say...

Kristian Fok

Chief executive, Cbus

The Top1000funds.com newsletter is an excellent read for CIOs. From my perspective, the newsletter provides important insights on how our global peers are innovating and changing the way they go about investing in order to drive better outcomes for stakeholders.

Hareb Masood Al-Darmaki

Deputy chair of investment committee; advisor to the managing director, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

Top1000funds.com is a breath of fresh air in terms circulating stories that encompass new ideas and original thinking to keep us all abreast of the ideas that matters to us in the asset management industry in general and asset allocation spheres. I thank you for that.

MARK WALKER

Chief investment officer, Coal Pension Trustees

Top1000funds.com is one of the best on-line sources for learning what my peers around the world are thinking and doing to allocate capital. It’s essential reading!

Barbara Zvan

Chief executive, University Pension Plan

Top1000funds is the pre-eminent source for news and analysis on global issues of consequence to long-term investors. The focus is spot on. It is my go-to reference for what’s happening in our industry and what’s to come.

Jaap van Dam

Principal director investment strategy, PGGM; and author of Achieving Investment Excellence (The Netherlands)

The Top1000funds.com newsletter has become a very powerful source of information for the community of asset owners around the world. It is relevant and deep. I’ve known Amanda White for more than a decade now, she probably has the deepest understanding of the topics that are of interest to asset owners in the field globally.

Tom Brakke

TJB Research (United States)

Top1000funds.com provides a great mix of stories that are of interest to asset owners and those who work with them, covering both investment topics and organisational ones. While aimed at “the world’s largest institutional investors,” the articles are relevant to all kinds of asset owners, as well as professionals at other investment organisations.

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Editor

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