Adventist Health’s risk appetite grows
The $6 billion Adventist Health System is considering more risk as it grows and is seeking to gain from efficient processes. The goal remains maximum effectiveness in provision of healthcare.
Germany’s largest pension fund VBL ups diversification; invests more abroad
Germany’s €70 billion pension provider VBL is increasing its diversification, notably investing in overseas real estate outside Germany for the first time. It's also increasing its tilt to international equities over European stocks, enabled by an organisational and investment process overhaul.
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Future Fund tops up PE, risk
Australia's $107 billion sovereign wealth fund added risk based on near-term outlooks and boosted its holdings in private equity, during a year in which it handily beat one-year and 10-year aims.
PE outperformance doesn’t add up
Thanks to recent history, flawed methodology and ill-chosen indices, most say PE consistently outdoes public equity. But the right data tells a different story, Oxford academics write.
AP7 targets anti-climate lobbying
The $53.8 billion AP7 is using shareholder resolutions to push companies to reveal their true positions on the Paris agreement and other measures. Corporations are taking notice and changing.
Utah Retirement to pick PE managers
Utah Retirement Systems considers its strong balance sheet, history of long-term relationships with managers and nimble governance advantages as its search for GPs in private equity begins.
Alternative PE vehicles underperform
Alternative private equity vehicles underperform the associated main fund, new research from Harvard's Josh Lerner and MIT's Antoinette Schoar has shown for the first time - but skilled limited partners flip the script.
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