Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

Alaska keeps C-suite interviews public

The $64.9 billion Alaska Permanent Fund’s new CIO interviewed for the role while the public watched and listened. A history of transparency at APF defies sovereign funds’ reputation for secrecy.

Sarah RundellNovember 1, 2018

AI to transform GPIF manager selection

The $1.4 trillion Japanese fund will use deep-learning technology to monitor and evaluate the styles and processes of managers more effectively and pressure them to adopt high-tech tools.

Sarah RundellOctober 26, 2018

OPTrust’s safe space for innovation

OPTrust Labs will allow the Canadian pension fund’s research and development unit to take risks and fail so it can nurture new ideas and technology. It’s about “unleashing human activity”.

Sarah RundellOctober 23, 2018

South Dakota takes risk to bottom rung

The $14.2 billion South Dakota retirement system is sitting on cash and T-bills to hedge against equity-type risk seeping into its portfolio. The fund remains opportunistic and won’t rule out fossil fuels.

Sarah RundellOctober 19, 2018

FIS Stanford 2018

Rise of the unicorns: venture capital

The increase in privately held start-ups has piqued interest in venture-capital markets. The opportunities are there but investors must realise that technological innovation has changed the game.

Sarah RundellOctober 18, 2018

FIS Stanford 2018

China’s enticing, challenging market

Inefficient markets and an explosion of technological innovation fuelled by Millennial consumers make China a tantalising prospect but accessing strong returns there isn’t as simple as it looks.

Sarah RundellOctober 12, 2018