Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

Asset Classes

Sweden’s AP2 takes bigger bites of China

The European pension fund has been increasing allocations to China A-shares and to Chinese bonds. The fund is managed primarily in-house and has crafted bespoke indices for ESG integration.

Sarah RundellJuly 4, 2018

Investor Profile

Railpen: good partners add skills

When the $37 billion pension fund embarked on a joint venture with the Alaska Permanent Fund and Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security, it learned the value of complementary partnership

Sarah RundellJune 29, 2018

Investor Profile

Textron seeds new products for edge

The $10 billion Textron pension fund lowers fees and increases its influence by backing new product designs with capital. CIO Charles Van Vleet embraces active and some blasts from the past.

Sarah RundellJune 27, 2018

In-house Investments

Railpen reaps benefits of in-house team

Adding nearly two dozen staff and boosting its expertise in order to manage its property and equity assets has paid off in savings – and more importantly control – for the UK’s RPMI Railpen.

Sarah RundellJune 22, 2018

Investor Profile

CalPERS seeks ideal pay formula

The $350 billion CalPERS is under time pressure to find the right formula on compensation - competitive but not an incentive for excessive risk - as key investment roles remain vacant.

Sarah RundellJune 14, 2018

Asset Allocation

FSBA pounces on high valuations

The $204 billion Florida State Board of Administration has decided today's market is overpriced and is unloading private equity and real estate to re-deploy capital for higher long-term yields.

Sarah RundellJune 6, 2018