Equities

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SWIB talks active equity as a Best Ideas portfolio takes off

Susan Schmidt, head of public equities at SWIB, talks about the fund's new Best Ideas portfolio. Despite technology's reach and market efficiencies, there is still ample room for a fundamental approach where human skill and a unique investment culture find mispriced opportunities.

Sarah RundellMay 25, 2023

Risk

Turmoil at Alecta as CEO fired and equity revamp promised

Sarah RundellApril 12, 2023

Growth equities to shine in 2023 if interest rates stabilise

Amanda WhiteFebruary 9, 2023

Investor Profile

NZ Super culls equities, focuses on impact

Amanda WhiteDecember 15, 2022

Investor Profile

Equities allocation damaging biodiversity: Ilmarinen study

Sarah RundellOctober 18, 2022

Investor Profile

PGB talks private equity fees as Dutch funds feel the squeeze

Dutch funds are feeling the squeeze of private equity fees, especially as beneficiaries face a cost of living crisis. Pensioenfonds PGB spends less on fees than others but CEO Harold Clijsen questions the options open to investors.

Sarah RundellAugust 25, 2022

Equities

Shift to positive stock-bond correlation could increase risk, reduce return

Investors may have to fundamentally rethink their return and risk expectations with experts arguing there are signs that stock and bond return correlations could turn positive and stay that way for years or even decades.

Ben HurleyAugust 19, 2022

Sustainability

As inflation batters, TRS eyes natural gas

Inflation woes dominated at a recent TRS board meeting. However the Texas-based fund, one of the few remaining investors in fossil fuels, has benefited from its allocation to energy and is currently eyeing opportunities in natural gas infrastructure as US producers gear up to supply global demand in Russia's absence.

Sarah RundellAugust 18, 2022

Investor Profile

Real assets a haven in likely stagflationary environment

An overweight position in real assets and private equity, and an underweight to equities and bonds positioned the Ohio School Employees Retirement System for success in the last year but CIO Farouki Majeed is now even more convinced a stagflationary environment is likely and is positioning the fund accordingly.

Amanda WhiteAugust 16, 2022

Asset Allocation

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.

Sarah RundellAugust 8, 2022

Investor Profile

San Bernardino tilts to US equity; informed rebalancing reaps rewards

San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association, SBCERA, plans to increase its exposure to US equity in preparation for de-globalization trends. Sarah Rundell talks to CIO, Donald Pierce about asset allocation and the fund’s ‘informed rebalancing’ program.

Sarah RundellJuly 12, 2022

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Equities

Featured Story

SWIB talks active equity as a Best Ideas portfolio takes off

Risk

Turmoil at Alecta as CEO fired and equity revamp promised

Equities

Growth equities to shine in 2023 if interest rates stabilise

Investor Profile

NZ Super culls equities, focuses on impact

Investor Profile

Equities allocation damaging biodiversity: Ilmarinen study

Investor Profile

PGB talks private equity fees as Dutch funds feel the squeeze

Equities

Shift to positive stock-bond correlation could increase risk, reduce return

Sustainability

As inflation batters, TRS eyes natural gas

Investor Profile

Real assets a haven in likely stagflationary environment

Asset Allocation

GPIF feels equity’s wrath; active equity reboot

Investor Profile

San Bernardino tilts to US equity; informed rebalancing reaps rewards

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