Why pensions have become a beacon of female leadership in finance
On International Women's Day, Top1000funds.com celebrates the women leading some of the biggest pension funds and the purpose, long-termism and passion for learning that drives them.
On International Women's Day, Top1000funds.com celebrates the women leading some of the biggest pension funds and the purpose, long-termism and passion for learning that drives them.
Lower management fees and higher returns defined the latest selection process at the Swedish Fund Selection Agency in its latest awarding of active global equity mandates to 12 managers, its largest and most ambitious €20 billion ($23 billion) procurement so far.
In a big year, AP2 introduces a new asset management model and completes the integration of sister fund AP6 but the fund's 2025 return feels the impact of a strong SEK on its global portfolio. Eva Halvarsson, AP2's outgoing CEO, discusses the allocation and mandate changes and opportunities it presents.
In a recent investment committee meeting, trustees at Chicago Teachers heard how succession risk at external managers can hit not only returns but also managers' ability to bring ideas into the investment process and consistency around portfolio construction and implementation.
Denmark's ATP is awaiting a review that will report on the strength of its investment strategy, and suggest how to simplify reporting. But additional transparency must not hurt the future returns for members, warns Allan Japhetson, head of investment strategy at ATP.
A new investment management platform at Swedish buffer fund AP4 has taken almost ten years to come to fruition. Increased efficiency, lower costs and risk make it worth the wait, says head of risk and operations Nicklas Wikström.
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