Ford Foundation seeks social returns
The Ford Foundation has committed $1 billion over 10 years to mission-related investment strategies that earn financial and social returns, challenging others to adopt the same approach.
PKA, one of Denmark’s largest pension service providers, is exploring whether to increase its risk budget by 10 per cent to boost returns. Michael Flycht, deputy director of equities and liquid alternatives at PKA, outlines why the fund is achieving this objective via leverage rather than direct exposures, and where it's allocating towards in hedge funds and infrastructure.
The Ford Foundation has committed $1 billion over 10 years to mission-related investment strategies that earn financial and social returns, challenging others to adopt the same approach.
Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management has developed a one-stop shop that puts sustainability and financial risks in one place for more comprehensive analysis of its portfolio.
LPP’s chief investment officer is convinced proper governance is the key to fund collaborations. He has Lancashire County and London pensions on similar paths and has bulked up in-house prowess.
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.
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