AP1: In these markets, fortune favours the bold
Formulating strong views and daring to act on them have been critical success factors for Sweden's buffer fund AP1. And they will remain so going forward says CEO Kristin Magnusson Bernard.
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The benefits of external investments: UK’s pooled fund backs outsourcing
Other LGPS pools in the UK have appointed CIOs, risk officers and internal teams but the £56 billion ACCESS pool has outsourced all aspects of investments and will remain externally managed. It's now looking for managers as it pools illiquid assets in private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate.
GPIF feels equity’s wrath; active equity reboot
Japan's GPIF feels the heat of see-sawing global equity markets in its latest quarterly results while the latest annual review reveals a shakeup in global active equity allocations in search of more manager diversification.
New York State Common’s CIO on Russia, PE and diversity
Investments at New York State Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest pension funds in the US that also boasts a near fully-funded status is run by Anastasia Titarchuk. In an interview with Top1000funds.com she shares her investment outlook, thoughts on private equity and the importance of diversity.
APG talks crypto: Those who got rich in the gold rush didn’t do the digging
APG’s chief economist Thijs Knaap and senior strategist Charles Kalshoven lay out the case for not investing in crypto. They find that only an expected return of 25% pa would make it worthwhile and even then there’s no cashflows. They argue pension funds can afford to ignore this asset.
Alaska’s recruitment challenges threaten performance and reputation
Recruitment and retention of investment and operations staff at the $79.4 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation is now so acute the fund is exposed to operational risk with potential adverse impacts on performance and corporate reputation.
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