Sarah Rundell, Author at Top1000funds.com

Investor Profile

Why AP4 invests with emerging hedge fund managers

In contrast to other investors, AP4 invests the vast majority of its hedge fund allocation with emerging managers in a strategy it believes taps both outperformance and lower fees. We look at how it spots talent and what strategies it focuses on.

Sarah RundellOctober 13, 2022

Investor Profile

Maryland’s Andrew Palmer on why policy risk is his number one concern

Andrew Palmer, CIO of Maryland State Retirement and Pension System, explains why he puts a policy mistake and the Fed raising interest rates too high at the top of his list of concerns and what it means for how he allocates assets.

Sarah RundellOctober 11, 2022

Investor Profile

Missouri PSRS/PEERS develops cost cutting private markets strategy

As Missouri PSRS/PEERS builds its 40 per cent allocation to private markets, CIO Craig Husting is slashing fees with a large private equity co-investment programme and an in-house direct credit lending allocation.

Sarah RundellOctober 4, 2022

Asset Allocation

Lessons in LDI: It can’t be managed on autopilot

Chaos in the UK gilt market has put LDI strategies under unprecedented pressure. Pension funds need to re-evaluate their hedging levels before the BofE removes support.

Sarah RundellOctober 3, 2022

Featured Story

South Africa’s GEPF feels inflation’s impact

Sifiso Sibiya, head of investments at GEPF, explains his strategy to stop inflation battering the portfolio. But while GEPF has the ability to diversify more, the pension fund is still overwhelmingly exposed to the South African economy.

Sarah RundellSeptember 28, 2022