Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

Digital assets

North Carolina opens the door to bitcoin but state treasurer remains wary

North Carolina state treasurer Brad Briner tells Top1000funds.com in an interview that bitcoin will need to be less volatile for it to attract state investment, and points to a longer-term worry in digital assets that could have “a profoundly negative implication for our country”.

Sarah RundellJune 26, 2025

Asset Allocation

AP3: TAA and why the market, not the media, is right about the US recovery

AP3 chief investment officer Jonas Thulin shows how AP3 has benefited from tactical asset allocation. He also argued that although the media is still reporting concerns about the US economy, the market is painting a healthier picture.

Sarah RundellJune 23, 2025

News

Mega pools: Brunel and ACCESS become casualties in ongoing LGPS shake-up

Brunel Pension Partnership, renowned for its leadership in sustainable investment, and ACCESS have been told to merge with other LGPS pools in the latest step on the UK government's quest to create mega pools and boost investment in so-called productive assets.

Sarah RundellJune 19, 2025

Private Credit

WSIB edges towards standalone private credit, eyeing best GPs

Unlike many other US institutional investors, Washington State Investment Board has not built out a large private credit allocation. This autumn the board will decide on the size and shape of a standalone allocation in which partnering with top quartile GPs will be essential.

Sarah RundellJune 17, 2025

Featured Story

Canada’s CAAT pension fund ups real assets

The $23 billion Toronto-based Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Pension Fund (CAAT) is increasing its allocation to real assets in line with a new asset liability study completed last year, finding rich pickings in Canadian transition infrastructure.

Sarah RundellJune 17, 2025

Investor Profile

Why NYC Retirement Systems fears for emerging managers

NYC Retirement Systems' expanding diverse and emerging manager program is supporting returns but Taffie Ayodele, director of DEI and emerging manager strategy at the pension fund's asset manager, the Bureau of Asset Management, fears the number of diverse founders spinning out in the future could be diminished.

Sarah RundellJune 12, 2025

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