OPERS keeps it simple and succeeds
OPERS’ successful formula continues to prioritise traditional investment – with passive strategies in equities and bonds – over private markets and active, skills-based approaches.
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.
OPERS’ successful formula continues to prioritise traditional investment – with passive strategies in equities and bonds – over private markets and active, skills-based approaches.
The new head of Sweden’s AP4, Niklas Ekvall, is seeking opportunities in emerging-market debt and alternative assets, while looking to expand on an already lauded ESG integration.
The CIO role of the Australian construction industry fund, Cbus Super is shared. Here we examine the success of that partnership and the fund's plan to bring up to 20 per cent of assets inhouse.
At the South Dakota Investment Council, the quest for value has led to long-term strategies, contrarian moves in real estate and debt, plus a focus on hiring and retaining young, local talent.
Tight controls dictate strategy at the French public service pension scheme – including a commitment to socially responsible investing – but diversification options have increased.
In a move that differentiates it from the herd, the fund for employees of Ericsson, has added active long-only managers for a concentrated equities portfolio of 30-50 shares, shunning passive.
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