Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

Governance

Proxy voting: Trump tightens the screws, but sole reliance on proxies rare

Institutional investors have played down the impact that President Trump's executive order to limit the power of proxy advisors will have on their investment processes, with pension funds suggesting proxy inputs only form a part of their voting decisions. However, the development feeds into an ongoing crimping of investor power.

Sarah RundellJanuary 8, 2026

Investor Profile

Veritas plans equity boost as Finland rewrites pension rules

Finland’s €5 billion ($5.8 billion) Veritas Pension Insurance Company is preparing to increase its public equity allocation by 15 per cent in line with new regulations in the country that aim to improve the sustainability and financial stability of the pension system. CIO Laura Wickström explains her approach.

Sarah RundellJanuary 7, 2026

Investor Profile

Innovation pays off at Iowa PERS with an alpha-producing TAA

An internally developed tactical asset allocation at IPERS has produced more alpha than any other active management allocation in the second half of 2025. It's the first time the investment team have gone live with an internal idea that has made money in its early months.

Sarah RundellJanuary 5, 2026

Featured Story

Alaska’s APFC: Why any nudge lower in private equity will be slow progress

As Alaska's APFC mulls trimming its 18 per cent private equity allocation, the reality of getting legacy managers off the books is proving more challenging, according to deputy CIO, private markets Allen Waldrop. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, he also shares his view on secondaries and manager selection.

Sarah RundellDecember 18, 2025

Sustainability

USS paper urges governments to do more to support climate policy

A new report from USS and the University of Exeter, argues that investors who focus on decarbonising their portfolios won't change real-world decarbonisation and would have more impact on climate change by buying transition investments.

Sarah RundellDecember 11, 2025

Asset Allocation

TRS strikes gold: Tiny allocation crushes its benchmark

This year, TRS doubled its tiny allocation to gold via a special fund that buys gold ETFs and mining companies. The strategy returned nearly 60 per cent, thanks to market conditions including inflation, geopolitics, government debt levels and de-dollarisation pushing gold higher.

Sarah RundellDecember 11, 2025

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Governance

Proxy voting: Trump tightens the screws, but sole reliance on proxies rare

Investor Profile

Veritas plans equity boost as Finland rewrites pension rules

Investor Profile

Innovation pays off at Iowa PERS with an alpha-producing TAA

Featured Story

Alaska’s APFC: Why any nudge lower in private equity will be slow progress

Sustainability

USS paper urges governments to do more to support climate policy

Asset Allocation

TRS strikes gold: Tiny allocation crushes its benchmark

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