Denmark’s PKA goes for wind farms
The top-five Danish pension fund, PKA, has made a bigger push into alternatives than its peers, and a good chunk of that allocation comes from direct investment in offshore and onshore wind farms.
Strategy and reporting under the microscope: Denmark’s ATP awaits review
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.
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ATP factors in many adjustments
Denmark's $126.9 billion ATP has excelled using allocations to risk factors such as interest rates and inflation, along with frequent tinkering - all based on a robust decision-making process.
AP3 demands more from hedge funds
The Third Swedish National Pension Fund has cut back on hedge fund managers, citing cost, poor returns, and difficulty pinpointing the source of alpha for managers that have done well.
Mercer Pacific’s three key themes
Mercer’s Pacific CIO, Kylie Willment, has made tweaks to better align the portfolio with the potential effects of quantitative tightening, markets late in their cycles, and geopolitical risks.
APG in Asia: local, scalable
Dutch pension fund APG finds that bespoke, expandable deals with partners in the area serve it best in the competitive Asia-Pacific markets. Regional head Wim Hazeleger explains the approach.
Research fund embraces innovation
In 2005, the $3 billion WARF embraced a risk parity strategy with a portable alpha overlay. Despite many doubters, the plan has been a success - and the fund still has that experimental ethos.
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