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CalPERS finds continuity in climate of uncertainty

Investors are grappling with a multi-regime change that is manifesting in trade and geopolitical upheaval and a rise in real interest rates. But at a recent meeting, the CalPERS board heard that US equities remain top performers and the dollar, though weaker, is still historically strong and wil remain so.

Sarah RundellJuly 15, 2025

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Finland’s Ilmarinen prepares to increase risk ahead of new pension rules

Sarah RundellJuly 14, 2025

Infrastructure

Temasek chases core-plus infra, creates private credit offshoot

Darcy SongJuly 11, 2025

Investor Profile

North Carolina TSERS: Taxpayers deserve better in governance overhaul too

Sarah RundellJuly 9, 2025

Asset Allocation

GPIF pins active equity overhaul on ‘scientific’ manager selection

Darcy SongJuly 9, 2025

Investor Profile

Japan University Fund expands active allocation guided by risk factors

The $77 billion Japan University Fund is stepping up active strategies and introducing country-specific passive allocations as the young endowment, established only in 2022, builds out the policy portfolio. Co-CIO and the head of global investment department Naoya Sugimoto speaks about JUF's vision and manager expectations.

Darcy SongJuly 8, 2025

Investor Profile

UPP: Canadian investor looks outside US markets

Canada's University Pension Plan is eyeing new risks and opportunities triggered by policies from the Trump administration, like additional taxes for US investments and a surge of public spending on defence and infrastructure in Germany. It is also fine-tuning its roster of active managers.

Sarah RundellJuly 8, 2025

News

KIC eyes pivot to total portfolio approach in latest review

The $206.5 billion Korea Investment Corporation has become the latest asset owner weighing a shift into the total portfolio approach in an attempt to boost investment returns. After putting out an RFP for a consulting partner in May, it will conduct a review into early next year about TPA's feasibility.

Darcy SongJuly 3, 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

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