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Are Canada’s pension bosses paid too much?

Are Canada’s pension bosses paid too much?

Canada's public pension funds pay their executives huge salaries. But as performance continues to trail benchmarks, salary levels are coming under more scrutiny. Sarah Rundell takes a deep dive into the complex world of how to incentivise and reward pension fund executives.

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Sweden’s FTN scouts for domestic, European small cap managers

Nordic pension giant the Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) is on the hunt for active Swedish and European small cap equity managers in a SEK 46 billion ($4.6 billion) tender. It comes as asset owners revisit small cap strategies as a useful diversification from US mega cap equities.

Previ: How high interest rates put profitability before diversification

Brazil's high interest rates mean the nation's oldest pension fund, Previ, has put profitability before diversification for years. CIO Claudio Goncalves is determined to change that, and is about to green light new allocations to US equity.

Geopolitical volatility and portfolio resilience

Just days after US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on "Liberation Day", an influential group of global pension funds and investment managers, gathered at a Top1000funds.com roundtable at London’s Rosewood Hotel to discuss the current economic and geopolitical landscape, and the possibility of a lost decade of real returns.

PGGM advances 3D investing strategy balancing impact, risk and return

The latest iteration of PGGM’s impact investing journey sees a core/satellite structure around 3D investing, more active management, a total portfolio approach and the hiring of fund managers that align to the mission. Amanda White spoke to chief fiduciary investments Arjen Pasma.

Brunel links push into private markets to ‘innovative’ investment model

In the last seven years, the private markets allocation at the UK’s Brunel Pension Partnership has grown to £8 billion ($10.7 billion). The fund's head of private markets Richard Fanshawe charts that growth but warns of a dearth of opportunity in the UK and uncertainties in the transition ahead.

NBIM seeks long/short, market-neutral strategies amid volatility

Norway's NBIM is looking to allocate several mandates to single-country and regional long/short equity strategies in Australia, Japan, Europe, and the US. Top1000funds.com examines the growing investor interest in these strategies as market volatility and stock dispersion create fresh opportunities for active managers.

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