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Investor Profile
North Carolina TSERS: Taxpayers deserve better in governance overhaul too
Ditching the sole trustee for a five-person board will help bring North Carolina’s pension funds out of enduringly weak performance by encouraging risk taking, says treasurer Brad Briner, whose experience includes managing Mike Bloomberg’s money. Sarah Rundell spoke to the treasurer about the new governance and investment overhaul.
Sarah RundellJuly 9, 2025
Investor Profile
LACERA: It’s all in the process
In an interview with Top1000funds.com, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association CIO John Grabel explains how the fund's deeply ingrained investment processes guide the pension fund through times of uncertainty.
Sarah RundellJuly 3, 2025
Investor Profile
IMCO reconsiders US exposure as geopolitical landscape shifts
The Investment Management Company of Ontario is re-evaluating its US exposure amid concerns over the ongoing trade war and growing US debt and deficits. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, CIO Rossitsa Stoyanova outlines how the fund continues to internalise with a focus on private assets.
Brendan SwiftJuly 1, 2025
Asset Allocation
Alpha at North Dakota: Tracking error key to portfolio construction
The $8 billion North Dakota Department of Trust Lands is rolling out a core-satellite approach to portfolio construction in a bid to control tracking errors. But CIO Frank Mihail explains that in some asset classes like infrastructure, the process is more complicated.
Sarah RundellJuly 1, 2025
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
Sustainability
Canada’s anti-greenwashing rule sparks far-reaching impact for pensions
Canadian pension giants are grappling with the complex consequences of a national anti-greenwashing rule, which could leave businesses more exposed to legal challenges for issuing environmental claims. CPPIB’s retreat from its net zero target is an indication that compliance anxiety is adding complexity and divergence in climate reporting among funds.
Darcy SongJune 26, 2025
Investor Profile
How NBIM spots portfolio managers’ biases using AI
Norges Bank Investment Management is using an internally developed engine powered by AI to monitor and measure its portfolio managers’ skills, aiming to improve efficiency of trades and decision making, and save costs. Head of Singapore and co-head of equity trading Sumer Dewan gives a run-down of the program.
Darcy SongJune 24, 2025