OPTrust ready to jump on bonds
Staying fully funded is priority for the C$20 billion OPTrust, reflected in everything from the name of its annual report to its scaling down of equities, to manoeuvring for high-yield debt.
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.
Staying fully funded is priority for the C$20 billion OPTrust, reflected in everything from the name of its annual report to its scaling down of equities, to manoeuvring for high-yield debt.
The $71.9 billion Mass PRIM pores over the numbers to be sure it pays active managers only for skill. That's just one way it uses intense analysis to deliver.
The $29 billion Employees Retirement System of Texas will add to its alternatives portfolio over four years and wants small managers to represent 10 per cent of its active mandates.
HESTA's CIO Sonya Sawtell-Rickson and Willis Towers Watson’s Roger Urwin are guiding a transformation at the fund, including adopting a total portfolio approach and planning an innovation lab.
Canada's AIMCo is pushing innovation further, taking ownership stakes in energy groups and hedge funds, and going after private equity with renewed gusto.
Hiro Mizuno, CIO of the world's largest investor, told the CFA conference that in exchange for multi-year commitments its mandates would now claw back fees when firms don't reach alpha targets.
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