Creating safe zones for team decisions

August 19, 2026

LPPI: Keeping AI risk in check

August 18, 2026

Why ACC investment chief believes CIOs should stay hands-on with portfolios

August 18, 2026

CPP, NBIM CEOs swap notes on leading through teams, not bureaucracy

In a high-level exchange between two of the world's largest and most sophisticated asset owners, CPP Investments’ chief executive John Graham shared a leadership lesson with Norges Bank Investment Management chief executive Nicolai Tangen: having an aligned senior team is one of the most critical things a leader can build. The two funds, which are consistently leaders in transparency, also exchanged playbooks on managing bureaucracy at large organisations.

July 13, 2026

Governance

Why traditional investment committees can amplify group biases

July 06, 2026

Organisational Design

Pension funds confront the question of who owns AI

May 28, 2026

Organisational Design

Dutch transition: APG leans into data, IT and communication

May 05, 2026

Technology

‘AI-washing’ risk grows as tech due diligence on managers lags

April 20, 2026

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Opinion

Building a better fee model

Changes in standard funds-management fee structures are inevitable. Better alignment and fairness can be arranged if the stakeholders are willing to make it happen. Mercer presents some ideas.

Nick Sykes and Rich Dell

March 09, 2018

Asset Allocation

APG takes the lead on AI

APG is one of the few large asset owners putting AI to work effectively in its investment process. Amanda White looks at how it is integrating machine learning and more to enhance decisions.

February 16, 2018

Investor Profile

CPPIB focuses managers on long term

The C$337 billion CPPIB works towards a full understanding of its external managers’ strategies. These efforts, plus a customised fee structure, ensure a focus on long horizons.

February 14, 2018

Governance

North Carolina treasurer up for a fight

The head of North Carolina’s pension fund, Treasurer Dale Folwell, is dropping some managers, calling out others, and remaining cautious about reallocating capital – all without a CIO.

January 25, 2018

Governance

SWIB praises tech overhaul

Portfolio-level views of risk and alpha-generating strategies help explain why the State of Wisconsin Investment Board says its technology refresh has already paid for itself.

January 10, 2018

Organisational Design

Asset owners need urgency on tech

Most investors aren’t ready for the enormous impact of AI, chaos theory and more on the industry. Stanford’s Ashby Monk says the first step in changing this is building networks for innovation.