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Innovation pays off at Iowa IPERS with an alpha-producing TAA

An internally developed tactical asset allocation at IPERS has produced more alpha than any other active management allocation in the second half of 2025. It's the first time the investment team have gone live with an internal idea that has made money in its early months.

Sarah RundellJanuary 5, 2026

Opinion

Learning to see with a risk 2.0 lens

What happens if we examine past financial crises through a risk framework that acknowledges the adaptive, interconnected nature of real markets? Researcher at Thinking Ahead Institute Andrea Caloisi explores the application of a 'risk 2.0' framework to historical events.

Andrea CaloisiJanuary 5, 2026

Editorial

Best of 2025

From the DeepSeek-driven reassessment of the US’ AI leadership to the Liberation Day tariffs which plunged global trades into uncertainties, 2025 has tested asset owners’ theses around geopolitical stability, the dominance of the tech sector, and geographical diversification. Here are the top read stories of this year.

Amanda WhiteDecember 22, 2025

InFocus

How data is dragging infrastructure debt out of the shadows

Infrastructure debt offers asset owners attractive yields and valuable diversification, but it has also been a market long starved of reliable data that is crucial to manage risk.

Top1000funds.comDecember 19, 2025

Featured Story

Europe rearms, defence returns surge, asset owners rethink exposure

Years of hard-line exclusions of the defence industry kept many asset owners out of one of the strongest-performing sectors. Now, as Europe rearms, investors are reworking defence policies – cautiously and under intense scrutiny.

Brendan SwiftDecember 18, 2025

Featured Story

Alaska’s APFC: Why any nudge lower in private equity will be slow progress

As Alaska's APFC mulls trimming its 18 per cent private equity allocation, the reality of getting legacy managers off the books is proving more challenging, according to deputy CIO, private markets Allen Waldrop. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, he also shares his view on secondaries and manager selection.

Sarah RundellDecember 18, 2025

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Innovation pays off at Iowa IPERS with an alpha-producing TAA

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Editorial

Best of 2025

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How data is dragging infrastructure debt out of the shadows

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Europe rearms, defence returns surge, asset owners rethink exposure

Featured Story

Alaska’s APFC: Why any nudge lower in private equity will be slow progress

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