Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

Fast growing UK DC master trust Smart Pension prioritises tech, low costs

Paul Bucksey, CIO of Smart Pension, the UK's fast growing DC master trust explains why Smart Pension's low cost, technologically advanced model is proving so successful.

Sarah RundellApril 9, 2024

Germany’s MetallRente ups risk, gains beneficiary enthusiasm

MetallRente, the risk-averse German pension fund for workers in the metal and electrical industries, now offers an equity allocation in its conservative direct insurance option. The chance to tap the capital markets for higher returns has been enthusiastically taken up by beneficiaries, says managing director Hansjoerg Muellerleile.

Sarah RundellApril 8, 2024

Featured Story

Ford’s Roy Swan on how the Church of England is tackling its slavery legacy

Roy Swan, director, mission investments at the Ford Foundation, is helping The Church Commissioners for England set up a new impact fund to tackle its slavery legacy. He tells Top1000funds.com about how the fund will provide grants and make impact investments intended to increase access to capital for Black-led businesses.

Sarah RundellApril 3, 2024

Investor Profile

Politicians wrestle for control at Mississippi PERS

Politicisation at US public pension funds has taken a turn for the worse after a new law threatens to put politicians in charge of the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi.

Sarah RundellApril 1, 2024

Featured Story

Real estate drags for Swiss fund MPK but climate proofing gathers momentum

Migros-Pensionskasse (MPK) the CHF28.2 billion ($30 billion) pension fund for Switzerland’s largest retailer, Migros, has done much to reduce emissions in its real estate allocation. But balancing adding value with the cost of integrating sustainability is a challenge.

Sarah RundellMarch 12, 2024

Governance

CalPERS board set to take back control of discount rate

The CalPERS board is likely to wrestle back control of setting the pension fund’s discount rate, a process that has been done automatically since 2015. Board member David Miller amongst others said this investment rate of return shouldn’t "just happen" as a matter of course, without them stepping in.

Sarah RundellMarch 7, 2024

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Fast growing UK DC master trust Smart Pension prioritises tech, low costs

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Germany’s MetallRente ups risk, gains beneficiary enthusiasm

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Ford’s Roy Swan on how the Church of England is tackling its slavery legacy

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Politicians wrestle for control at Mississippi PERS

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Real estate drags for Swiss fund MPK but climate proofing gathers momentum

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CalPERS board set to take back control of discount rate

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