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Future Fund sees EM shifts widening alpha opportunities; CEO to depart

Future Fund sees EM shifts widening alpha opportunities; CEO to depart

Australia’s Future Fund has highlighted strong performance in global equities, particularly in Japan and emerging markets, as a key return driver for its last reporting period. Despite increased concentration in EM indexes, new CIO Richard Brandweiner said it could lead to more alpha opportunities. Meanwhile, CEO Raphael Arndt said the time has come for a “fresh leader” to steer the fund as he prepares to close out a close to two-decade tenure with the $255 billion investor.

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Malaysia’s Khazanah ramps up developed market bets

Malaysia's $34 billion Khazanah Nasional has been increasing its public and private equity exposure to developed markets for the past eight years. CIO Hisham Hamdan chats about the journey and the pivot away from the fund's traditionally emerging markets focus.

More funds consider TPA despite challenges

In January 2020, Roger Urwin laid down a call to action for asset owners and corporations to use the decade to drive greater wellbeing and wealth in the lives of their stakeholders. Now halfway through the decade, he reviews the state of play in this complicated picture.

LGPS Strathclyde invests more in impact; boasts highest funded level ever

LGPS Strathclyde, the £31 billion ($41 billion) pension fund for public sector employees in the Glasgow area is planning to increase its impact allocation to 7.5 per cent, after also celebrating its highest funded level ever.

Stable value at TRS proves ballast in extraordinary times

Texas Teacher Retirement System, the $211.6 billion Austin-based pension fund, has an asset allocation that is built to withstand the “extraordinary times” and adverse climate investors face today. The fund's 21 per cent allocation to stable value to stand the test of recession has proven most robust.

Exploring the interconnectedness of biodiversity and climate change

Biodiversity loss is one of the top global risks in terms of its impact and likelihood, yet it is completely overshadowed by climate change and is not well understood. Anastassia Johnson, researcher at the Thinking Ahead Institute, explores the intersection of both issues and what investors should do about them.

The world in flux and Trump’s role in a new equilibrium

The second Trump administration has so far brought a lot of things: market shocks, volatile trade policies, and turbulent foreign relationships. But beyond the chaos, renowned geopolitics expert Stephen Kotkin says Trump has an unwitting role to help the world rebalance and reach a “new equilibrium” in the global order.

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