Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

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Why AP4 has decided to integrate Scope 3 emissions across equities

Swedish buffer fund AP4 has begun integrating Scope 3 into its systematic equity allocation, convinced a company's up and downstream emissions data signposts the green winners of the future.

Sarah RundellSeptember 12, 2024

APG: The AI boom might have peaked

Thijs Knaap, chief economist at APG, shares his observations of the AI boom and one of Wall Street’s most closely watched companies.

Sarah RundellSeptember 12, 2024

Japan’s Noritz fund talks asset manager gripes and why comparisons are bad

Japan's Noritz Pension Fund combines active management with a large allocation to cash. CIO Kyoshi Iwashina opines on his frustrations with the asset management community, his concerns about ESG and the dangers inherent in comparisons between corporate pension funds.

Sarah RundellSeptember 5, 2024

Investor Profile

ATP returns hit again by large allocation to bonds

The $102 billion Danish pension fund, ATP, returned just 3 per cent in its return-seeking allocation in the first half of this year, buoyed by its foreign and Danish equity portfolios but pulled down by rising interest rates negatively impacting the large allocation to bonds.

Sarah RundellSeptember 3, 2024

Investor Profile

KLP continues the fight to get Chinese mining companies to change

As growing geopolitical tension and government control has caused some investors to exit China, Norway's $78 billion pension fund KLP has stepped up engagement with Chinese mining companies at risk of breaching labour rights and responsible extraction.

Sarah RundellSeptember 3, 2024

Investor Profile

Alecta doubles down on governance, risk management and culture

Sweden’s largest pension fund, the $126 billion Alecta, has spent much of the last year continuing to work on improving governance, risk management, competence and culture in the wake of a $2 billion loss in 2023 attributable to investments in US regional banks, including Silicon Valley Bank, turning sour.

Sarah RundellAugust 29, 2024

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