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The list of reasons to invest in APAC is compelling and institutional investors in the region are increasingly tapping the opportunities. Top1000funds.com looks at the different levels of income, volatility, efficiency and ultimately returns across the region.
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The total portfolio approach has allowed Australia’s sovereign wealth fund to capture the themes that will power markets and economies for decades to come, said director of thought leadership Craig Thorburn – but that doesn’t mean it’s not hard to scale.
Texas Teachers has kicked back against its proxy advisor ratcheting up voting powers on companies subject to its benchmark policy climate provisions. Rather than blindly follow climate voting advice, TRS will introduce a customised benchmark to give it freedom to vote in accordance with the pension fund’s "best economic interests".
It is not war between Russia and Ukraine that investors should be concerned about, according to Professor Stephen Kotkin, but the destabilising effects of Russia’s actions that could impact globalisation and harm the west. Watch this video interview with Princeton University's geopolitical expert.
CalSTRS' long-time CIO, Chris Ailman, is cautious about the outlook for markets with his "spider senses" working over time trying to understand the hidden risks in the economy. He told Amanda White the fund will focus the year on allocating to diversifying strategies and climate solutions.
Size matters in institutional investing, but how exactly does it result in better returns? Research by CEM Benchmarking shows large, internalised, active investors produce more net value added than small, externalised, passive investors. Internalising private markets is a significant predictor of value add.
Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is not only providing its members with robust returns, it's also leading Denmark's ambitions to become the "new Norway" but in green energy rather than oil and gas.
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund plans to explore impact investment for part of the $90 billion portfolio including in developing and emerging markets like Africa, and boost diversification of its investments across developed, developing and emerging markets.
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