Asset Allocation

University of California: Less is more and simple is better in investing

Jagdeep Singh Bachher, the CIO who oversees the University of California's $198 billion in pension and endowment assets, says that he wants to keep investment simple as the fund removed its hedge fund allocation completely, conceding "it’s not one of the things we are good at doing".

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Asset Allocation

CalPERS finds continuity in climate of uncertainty

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Asset Allocation

GPIF pins active equity overhaul on ‘scientific’ manager selection

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Investor Profile

UPP: Canadian investor looks outside US markets

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Asset Allocation

Alpha at North Dakota: Tracking error key to portfolio construction

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Asset Allocation

AP3: TAA and why the market, not the media, is right about the US recovery

AP3 chief investment officer Jonas Thulin shows how AP3 has benefited from tactical asset allocation. He also argued that although the media is still reporting concerns about the US economy, the market is painting a healthier picture.

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FIS Harvard 2025

‘Don’t try to be a hero’: Volatility highlights the need for discipline

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Darcy SongJune 3, 2025

Asset Allocation

University of California: Equity boost, and fossil fuels back on the table

In a wide ranging investment committee meeting, University of California CIO Jagdeep Singh Bachher argues that rationale for increasing the equity allocation and warns that although excluding fossil fuels currently works 'ok' it may come up for review.

Sarah RundellMay 14, 2025

Asset Allocation

Mercer global CIO flags ‘crisis of confidence’ in US market

The global CIO overseeing Mercer's $600 billion OCIO unit, Hooman Kaveh, has been advising clients to rethink the role of US assets in their portfolios by diversifying currency base and incorporating more active management. Speaking to Top1000funds.com, he warns of a “crisis of confidence” in the world’s largest capital market.

Darcy SongMay 5, 2025

Equities

Sweden’s FTN scouts for domestic, European small cap managers

Nordic pension giant the Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) is on the hunt for active Swedish and European small cap equity managers in a SEK 46 billion ($4.6 billion) tender. It comes as asset owners revisit small cap strategies as a useful diversification from US mega cap equities.

Darcy SongMay 2, 2025

Opinion

More funds consider TPA despite challenges

In January 2020, Roger Urwin laid down a call to action for asset owners and corporations to use the decade to drive greater wellbeing and wealth in the lives of their stakeholders. Now halfway through the decade, he reviews the state of play in this complicated picture.

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Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation

University of California: Less is more and simple is better in investing

Asset Allocation

CalPERS finds continuity in climate of uncertainty

Asset Allocation

GPIF pins active equity overhaul on ‘scientific’ manager selection

Investor Profile

UPP: Canadian investor looks outside US markets

Asset Allocation

Alpha at North Dakota: Tracking error key to portfolio construction

Asset Allocation

AP3: TAA and why the market, not the media, is right about the US recovery

FIS Harvard 2025

‘Don’t try to be a hero’: Volatility highlights the need for discipline

Asset Allocation

University of California: Equity boost, and fossil fuels back on the table

Asset Allocation

Mercer global CIO flags ‘crisis of confidence’ in US market

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Sweden’s FTN scouts for domestic, European small cap managers

Opinion

More funds consider TPA despite challenges

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