Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

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Iceland’s pension funds: Consolidation continues but size of sector a worry

Merger mania continues to grip Iceland’s pension sector, but economies of scale and greater efficiency don't solve the problem of the size of an industry now larger than the country's banking system and insurance sector combined, and more than sufficient to buy all listed investments.

Sarah RundellDecember 2, 2025

Investor Profile

CalPERS bets on outperformance from growing climate allocation

CalPERS' Peter Cashion tells Top1000funds.com how the pension fund's strategy to allocate to climate mitigation, transition and adaptation strategies is allowing it to access an untapped corner of the US market where many investors have retreated because of the policy environment.

Sarah RundellDecember 1, 2025

Sustainability

Climate politics: BlackRock hits back at NYC Comptroller

The skirmish between the New York City Comptroller and BlackRock over climate alignment of the city’s public pension funds – a fight worth a $42 billion mandate to BlackRock – highlights the complexity and impracticality of aligning climate expectations, reporting requirements and business imperatives.

Sarah RundellNovember 28, 2025

Featured Story

Alaska’s APFC mulls the positives of growing its small crypto exposure

The $84 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation is weighing the benefits and risks of increasing its less than 1 per cent allocation to cryptocurrency following positive returns for the sovereign wealth fund. Despite the current policy tailwinds, the investor is wary about the asset class's liquidity and value drivers.

Sarah RundellNovember 27, 2025

Investor Profile

TPA just a new acronym for ‘common sense’: Pennsylvania PSERS CIO

As CalPERS becomes the first US pension fund to adopt a total portfolio approach, Ben Cotton, CIO of $80 billion Pennsylvania PSERS suggests TPA is just another acronym for something investors should already be doing: making decisions for what is best for the whole portfolio.

Sarah RundellNovember 24, 2025

FIS Oxford 2025

APG: Europe’s fragmented market and risk aversion dent opportunities

Ronald Wuijster, chief executive of APG Asset Management, argues that fragmented capital markets and risk aversion are crimping investment opportunities in Europe. But he still sees attractive deals in the quantum and biotechnology sectors.

Sarah RundellNovember 20, 2025

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Iceland’s pension funds: Consolidation continues but size of sector a worry

Investor Profile

CalPERS bets on outperformance from growing climate allocation

Sustainability

Climate politics: BlackRock hits back at NYC Comptroller

Featured Story

Alaska’s APFC mulls the positives of growing its small crypto exposure

Investor Profile

TPA just a new acronym for ‘common sense’: Pennsylvania PSERS CIO

FIS Oxford 2025

APG: Europe’s fragmented market and risk aversion dent opportunities

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