Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

Investor Profile

What drives success at CPP Investments’ giant PE portfolio

Size and scale are not always advantages. Against the backdrop of tougher market conditions, CPP Investments' global head of private equity Suyi Kim says successfully managing what could be the world’s largest private equity allocation a program will depend on successfully managing the large team.

Sarah RundellAugust 24, 2023

Investor Profile

UN pension fund flags climate risk on ALM and performance

In a nod to headwinds including climate change, evolving demographics, and the future economic outlook the $85.5 billion United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund will use a slightly lower real rate of return to inform its upcoming actuarial valuation with the 2023 ALM scenario planning focusing on climate risk.

Sarah RundellAugust 22, 2023

Credit

MN: A new private debt allocation that integrates ESG

Fixed income at fiduciary manager MN will now include private debt. Markus Schaen explains the challenges of building out the portfolio alongside MN's client funds' strict ESG priorities. He also explains how for some ESG-conscious investors ESG integration and impact is more important than outperformance.

Sarah RundellAugust 22, 2023

Fees

MassPRIM’s laser focus on fees

MassPRIM credits a crucial element of its investment success to a laser focus on controlling costs. Costs, alongside risk and return, comprise three philosophical pillars that shape investment and in the fiscal year 2024 cost saving measures include no-fee co-investments in private equity and direct investments in real estate.

Sarah RundellAugust 14, 2023

Sustainability

Net zero: engagement and renewable energy investments pay off at USS

The UK’s largest private pension fund, USS has made ground on its path to net zero with effective engagement, measuring the Scope 3 emissions of its corporate assets and bottom-up carbon analysis focused on transition risk in emerging market equities. But investors need policy makers to do much more.

Sarah RundellAugust 8, 2023

Investor Profile

How withdrawals in the wake of the pandemic are killing Peru’s pensions

Pension fund in many emerging markets are under pressure because policymakers allow savers to withdraw their money ahead of retirement. Juan Pablo Noziglia, CIO at Prima AFP in Peru explains the dramatic impacts on one of the country's largest funds as assets fall by half due to early

Sarah RundellAugust 8, 2023

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What drives success at CPP Investments’ giant PE portfolio

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UN pension fund flags climate risk on ALM and performance

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MN: A new private debt allocation that integrates ESG

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MassPRIM’s laser focus on fees

Sustainability

Net zero: engagement and renewable energy investments pay off at USS

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How withdrawals in the wake of the pandemic are killing Peru’s pensions

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