Santander focuses on rewarded risk
Santander pension fund head, Antony Barker, says there's a “curiously limited” appetite for change and innovation in the sector, with behaviour limited by consultant and manager vested interests.
‘We are way ahead’: How Fairfax County bagged staggering crypto returns
Fairfax County Employees’ Retirement System says its allocation to digital assets has become the best-performing investment in the fund’s history. The $6.3 billion pension plan first invested in blockchain infrastructure and digital assets through venture funds in 2019, and early distributions are now beginning to arrive.
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AIMCo’s evolving hedge fund strategy
AIMCo combines an internally run portable alpha strategy – with a global alpha pool allocated across beta exposures – with a portfolio of high-conviction specialised external hedge funds.
UTC benefits from LDI, portable alpha
UTC pension fund is reaping the benefits of diversity and risk management introduced to the portfolio 10 years ago, including sophisticated LDI, risk parity and portable alpha strategies.
Alecta keeps costs low, strategy simple
On the eve of its centenary, Alecta’s head of investment management reflects on the low-cost, Sweden-centric, active in-house strategy which has kept the pension provider on top of its game.
Constant improvement a core value at AP2
The total investment costs of AP2 are only 17 basis points, yet the portfolio is described by chief executive, Eva Halvarsson as complex and advanced. So how do they do it?
HOOPP fully invested in the future
HOOPP is in an extraordinary position of being 122 per cent funded. It continues to focus on innovative investments - such as credit derivatives - as a way to achieve its pension promise.
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