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.
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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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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