UN Pension Fund back on track after 2022, as low costs pay off

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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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SWIB: It’s ‘harder for companies to live in public markets’

Public markets aren’t functioning as well as they used to, and more and more asset owners are loading up on private assets in a bid to maintain their returns. But private market managers need to realise that their investors want a true partnership, or risk “a washing out”.

Why MFS president is concerned about ‘long-term washing’

Carol Geremia, president of the Boston-headquartered MFS Investment Management, said “long-term washing" has become one of her biggest worries, with everyone claiming to be a long-term investor while failing to align their investment practices with that goal.  

Why adaptation alone won’t solve the climate change conundrum

Is a narrowly defined transition likely to fail? The Thinking Ahead Institute’s climate transition working group has been exploring this thesis, writes the Institute’s co-founder Tim Hodgson.

Cashed-up CalSTRS positions for opportunities in volatile markets

CalSTRS has plenty of cash as it positions for opportunities emerging out of the current economic volatility. In the longer term, the fund’s asset allocation will continue to move away from global equities into private markets as the dust settles and makes way for more US opportunities.

Norway’s new small cap Nordic-focused SWF keeps capital at home

The Norwegian Parliament has approved $1.4 billion in seed funding for a specialist Nordic small-cap equity fund. It will be overseen by the domestic pension fund, Government Pension Fund Norway, whose CEO Kjetil Houg said its birth chimes with the trend of investors putting more capital to work at home.

US sovereign wealth fund could be a game-changer – if it’s well governed

The proposed US sovereign wealth fund remains shrouded in uncertainty as the deadline to release a plan for it quietly passed without announcements from the White House. Debates about the need for it continue, but Stanford academic Ashby Monk argues clear purpose and sound governance are what truly matter.

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