APAC’s mega trends: The investors positioning for the future

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APAC strategies: Why active management pays

In a region as diverse as Asia investors can lean in and take advantage of inefficiencies and inconsistencies around growth, central bank policy and diverse regulatory regimes; and asset owners in the region are increasingly finding active management, across all asset classes, optimises returns and reduces risk. Top1000funds.com investigates.

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Opportunities in APAC: Diverse and dynamic

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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PMT talks infra equity and how to balance stock concentration risk

PMT talks infra equity and how to balance stock concentration risk

Scenario testing has put inflation risk front and centre at PMT, the Netherlands’ third largest pension fund, and it's driving the investor to take stock of the inflation protection it gets from infrastructure. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, chief investment officer Hartwig Liersch unpacks the risk, as well as another initiative where it's balancing concentration risk in the equity allocation without hurting returns.

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Pension CIOs re-evaluate China exposure

The CIOs of three global pension schemes have told the 2023 Fiduciary Investors Symposium they are re-evaluating or reducing their exposure to the world’s second largest economy as tensions between the US and China escalate. But they are resisting total divestment to a country that still dominates emerging markets benchmarks.

Railpen: Fiduciary management in practice

Railpen has combined its fiduciary and risk management roles enhancing the fiduciary element across investment strategy and developing a risk model that fits better with the long-term thinking of a pension fund explains Mads Gosvig, the fund's chief officer, fiduciary and investment management.

Florida SBA hikes pay levels; portfolio managers gain most

Florida State Board of Administration has significantly increased compensation for its investment professionals in line with midway pay levels at peer funds. Early stage portfolio managers see the sharpest rises reflecting competition in that corner of the market but the SBA is also paying more to its back office staff.

Why City of Austin goes evergreen in first private markets foray

With a new funded policy in place, CIO David Kushner is building a new private markets allocation at COAERS. He explains why private credit evergreen investments make a good starting point for a new private markets allocation that will make up 10 per cent of the fund.

Penn PSERS trims leverage, adds fixed income and hones in on fees

The $71.9 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System has reduced net leverage, added fixed income and continues to shave costs off its external investment management fees, mostly by reducing private allocations. The trimming and shifting of the portfolio is part of an adjusted SAA responding to ongoing market changes.

PPF throws hat in the ring to manage DB pension assets for growth

The United Kingdom’s £32 billion Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is marketing its credentials to act as consolidator for the country’s thousands of  DB corporate retirement funds.

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