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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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Oregon’s core real estate revamp pays off
A large allocation to core real estate and separately-managed accounts, which have improved alignment and allowed significant fee savings, plus a strategic pivot to multi-family and industrial exposure, has all paid off at Oregon.
Brunel’s responsible investment expertise helps cut management fees
Brunel is saving almost four times the costs it incurs thanks to the management fees it is able to negotiate because of its responsible investment expertise. It’s making cost savings of £34 million per year, two years ahead of its initial target of saving £27.8 million a year by 2025.
OPTrust: Why liquidity is central to risk management
As SVB has just discovered - and UK pension funds were sharply reminded last year - every financial crisis is essentially a liquidity crisis. It's why Peter Lindley, president and chief executive of $25 billion OPTrust, one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, puts liquidity management front and centre.
CDPQ’s real estate arm Ivanhoé Cambridge talks agility and evolution
Two thirds of Ivanhoé Cambridge's real estate allocation used to be invested in return-dragging office and retail assets. Now, in a complete reversal, two thirds is invested in logistics and residential real estate alongside a growing allocation to alternative life sciences
HOOPP eyes bonds as source of incredible return once again
Given current levels in real interest rates, real return bonds (namely Canadian government bonds and US Tips) represent an 'incredible' return compared to the underlying risk, Canada's HOOPP plans to build on its exposure.
Switzerland’s Migros profits from unique aspects of Swiss property market
Swiss pension fund MPK has withstood a difficult year in bonds and equities thanks to its large allocation to real estate. More people tend to rent than buy apartments creating steady demand for rental properties, says CEO Christoph Ryter.
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