Organisational Design

Why asset owners should not outsource innovation

Asset owners have traditionally counted on external asset managers to pursue bold innovations rather than stretching their limited internal resources to do so. But leading Stanford academic Ashby Monk has warned in a new paper that this long-standing model is distilling short-term thinking in pension management.

Darcy SongFebruary 13, 2026

Technology

CalPERS board warned of risks in AI investments including China innovation

Sarah RundellFebruary 4, 2026

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Dutch pension funds face tech reckoning, warns central bank

Sarah RundellFebruary 3, 2026

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NBIM prioritises trading efficiency, AI and culture in three-year plan

Sarah RundellJanuary 29, 2026

Technology

CPP Investments on how AI redefines core investing roles and processes

Brendan SwiftJanuary 15, 2026

Governance

Proxy voting: Trump tightens the screws, but sole reliance on proxies rare

Institutional investors have played down the impact that President Trump's executive order to limit the power of proxy advisors will have on their investment processes, with pension funds suggesting proxy inputs only form a part of their voting decisions. However, the development feeds into an ongoing crimping of investor power.

Sarah RundellJanuary 8, 2026

Organisational Design

Minnesota overhauls governance as CIO gets more mandate power

Chief investment officer of the $150 billion Minnesota State Board of Investment will gain authority to hire and fire managers without board approval in a governance overhaul approved this week that will sharply fast-track decision-making. The change follows an 18-month asset allocation study which has resulted in some portfolio finetunes.

Darcy SongOctober 23, 2025

Technology

HESTA prepares AI investment framework for total fund clarity

The A$98 billion ($64 billion) Australian super fund HESTA is laying the groundwork for a more systematic framework for using AI across its total portfolio, solidifying use cases in research, forecasting, risk management and private assets that all centres on the objective of “seeing risks earlier and clearer”.

Darcy SongSeptember 15, 2025

News

CPP hires former AIMCo Singapore head to bolster TPA

After hiring former CalPERS' investment chief Ben Meng six months ago, Canadian pension giant CPP Investments has added another seasoned pension executive, Kevin Bong, to its investment team, in a sign that the C$732 billion ($530 billion) behemoth is staffing up to focus on alpha and enhance total portfolio management.

Darcy SongSeptember 4, 2025

Organisational Design

Accountability, performance at the heart of Temasek’s three-way split

Singapore’s Temasek has unveiled its biggest organisational overhaul in more than a decade, splitting its investment portfolio into three entities to “sharpen” investment focus, boost accountability and align performance metrics. It came as the fund targets a 60/40 split between the “resilient” and “dynamic” assets to weatherproof its portfolio.

Darcy SongSeptember 2, 2025

Technology

NBIM on AI cultural and organisational integration

By the evening of August 7, the same day GPT-5 was launched by Open AI, NBIM had it available to the entire organisation in a secure and scalable way. Joined on stage by CEO Nicolai Tangen at this year's Arendalsuka, the team behind AI integration explains their aggressive approach.

Sarah RundellAugust 25, 2025

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Organisational Design

Organisational Design

Why asset owners should not outsource innovation

Technology

CalPERS board warned of risks in AI investments including China innovation

Featured Story

Dutch pension funds face tech reckoning, warns central bank

Featured Story

NBIM prioritises trading efficiency, AI and culture in three-year plan

Technology

CPP Investments on how AI redefines core investing roles and processes

Governance

Proxy voting: Trump tightens the screws, but sole reliance on proxies rare

Organisational Design

Minnesota overhauls governance as CIO gets more mandate power

Technology

HESTA prepares AI investment framework for total fund clarity

News

CPP hires former AIMCo Singapore head to bolster TPA

Organisational Design

Accountability, performance at the heart of Temasek’s three-way split

Technology

NBIM on AI cultural and organisational integration

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