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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.
active management, Asia, Franklin Templeton, GPIF, New Zealand Super
A geostrategic standoff between the US and China over AI would be “extremely damaging for capital owners” according to the Future Fund, Australia’s A$337 billion ($237 billion) sovereign wealth fund, which outlined four “secular scenarios” around AI and its investment implications.
NEST's chief investment officer Liz Fernando reflects on the investor's key milestones through 2024 and warns that returns will likely be lower ahead.
As universal owners, pension funds can’t diversify away from the risk that biodiversity loss poses to the companies they invest in. A global, co-ordinated effort to push for better policy settings is underway, and a growing number of investors are recognising that halting and reversing biodiversity loss is an issue that demands immediate
A look at the topics and subjects our readers found interesting in 2024. Investor Profiles on investment, governance and teams featured highly as asset owners figure out how to navigate an increasingly complex environment.
ADIA has significantly increased its focus on technology and the use of AI, building out a quant research and development team of more than 100 people, and launching ADIA Lab which engages in applied research in data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance and quantum computing.
Elizabeth Corley, chair of Schroders plc and Impact Investing Institute, sees global fund managers approaching a crossroads, where divergent regulation on sustainability issues will make it difficult to satisfy asset owner demands for systems thinking and universal ownership.
Norges Bank has taken the top spot again in the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark. But perhaps even more extraordinary than the consistency and continuous improvement, this year the fund was awarded a perfect score of 100. Amanda White spoke to CEO Nicolai Tangen on how the fund improved transparency.
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