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How CPP is evolving risk management for a faster, more interconnected world

How CPP is evolving risk management for a faster, more interconnected world

In an environment where multiple risks are emerging and their effects are compounding on the portfolio, CPP Investments' chief risk officer Priti Singh says the $572 billion fund is rethinking risk management from the ground up, shifting from reaction to preparation and embedding risk thinking earlier in investment decisions. She speaks to Amanda White about the fund's risk approach.

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PME’s path to recovery

PME, the €18.8 billion (US$25.6 billion) industry-wide pension fund for the mechanical and electrical engineering sector in the Netherlands, has seen its funding ratio fall 45 per cent over the last year. Kristen Paech talks to the fund about its recovery plan, including the decision not to rebalance equities, and the benefits of using a

CIC creates new investment teams, scouts opportunities offshore

As global markets nosedived and its initial investments soured, the China Investment Corporation (CIC) took the opportunity to reorganise its investment operations and focus on less risky investments at home and in Asia. Simon Mumme reports. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Equity bias thwarts Irish sovereign fund’s returns

Ireland’s €15.5 billion (US$20.6 billion) sovereign wealth fund, the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF), has been highly exposed to the equity market malaise. Kristen Paech examines the fund’s investment strategy and the Government’s recent decision to use the NPRF to finance the recapitalisation of two of Ireland’s beleaguered banks. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

More in-house management means lower costs, risks for Finnish fund Ilmarinen

The 21.7 billion (US$28.7 billion) Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company is adopting a ‘back to basic’ approach to investment and relying on its internal investment team to steer it through unprecedented equity market volatility. Deputy chief executive, Timo Ritakallio, talks to Kristen Paech about the virtues of in-house management. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

UniSuper’s proprietary risk program challenges investment assumptions

UniSuper, the $23 billion Australian pension fund for those working in higher education and research, has developed an in-house risk budgeting and factor analysis program that monitors the extent to which the fund deviates from its strategic asset allocation, and ensure the fund’s active risk is allocated appropriately between managers. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2

NZ Super seeks opportunities amongst the wreckage

While it may not have liabilities to pay out just yet, the NZ$11.2 billion (US$6.26 billion) New Zealand Superannuation Fund is not immune to the liquidity pressures facing institutional investors across the globe. Kristen Paech talks to chief executive Adrian Orr about the challenges facing the fund, and the potential investment opportunities. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content