The challenge for infrastructure asset managers to achieve Net Zero by 2050 is immense. It requires detailed strategic planning, clear interim targets, critical investment, transparent insight and regular reporting, as well as strong leadership and clear governance frameworks. And all of this needs to be done inside a fiduciary responsibility to seek superior long-term net returns for investors and their beneficiaries.
Net zero infrastructure: A practical roadmap
Asset Allocation
CalPERS finds continuity in climate of uncertainty
Investors are weighing up the implications of multi-regime change. But at a recent board meeting, the CalPERS board heard how the US equity market is still a standout performer and although the dollar is notably weaker, the currency has been very strong over time and remains so.
Sarah RundellJuly 15, 2025
Investor Profile
Japan University Fund expands active allocation guided by risk factors
The $77 billion Japan University Fund is stepping up active strategies and introducing country-specific passive allocations as the young endowment, established only in 2022, builds out the policy portfolio. Co-CIO and the head of global investment department Naoya Sugimoto speaks about JUF's vision and manager expectations.
Darcy SongJuly 8, 2025
Investor Profile
UPP: Canadian investor looks outside US markets
Canada's University Pension Plan is eyeing new risks and opportunities triggered by policies from the Trump administration, like additional taxes for US investments and a surge of public spending on defence and infrastructure in Germany. It is also fine-tuning its roster of active managers.
Sarah RundellJuly 8, 2025
News
KIC eyes pivot to total portfolio approach in latest review
The $206.5 billion Korea Investment Corporation has become the latest asset owner weighing a shift into the total portfolio approach in an attempt to boost investment returns. After putting out an RFP for a consulting partner in May, it will conduct a review into early next year about TPA's feasibility.
Darcy SongJuly 3, 2025
Investor Profile
LACERA: It’s all in the process
In an interview with Top1000funds.com, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association CIO John Grabel explains how the fund's deeply ingrained investment processes guide the pension fund through times of uncertainty.
Sarah RundellJuly 3, 2025
Investor Profile
IMCO reconsiders US exposure as geopolitical landscape shifts
The Investment Management Company of Ontario is re-evaluating its US exposure amid concerns over the ongoing trade war and growing US debt and deficits. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, CIO Rossitsa Stoyanova outlines how the fund continues to internalise with a focus on private assets.
Brendan SwiftJuly 1, 2025
Asset Allocation
Alpha at North Dakota: Tracking error key to portfolio construction
The $8 billion North Dakota Department of Trust Lands is rolling out a core-satellite approach to portfolio construction in a bid to control tracking errors. But CIO Frank Mihail explains that in some asset classes like infrastructure, the process is more complicated.
Sarah RundellJuly 1, 2025