OTPP makes paying well pay off
Ontario Teachers must pay well to attract talent for in-house management, but its results are worth it. The fund’s ways of linking remuneration to performance hold lessons for the world.
Rethink fund manager relationships
When the £16 billion BBC Pension Scheme started moving away from active listed strategies, it was time to rethink its interactions with external managers, starting with a few key questions.
GPIF seeks better beta through ESG
You can’t beat the market if you are the market. That’s reality for Japan’s behemoth pension fund; therefore, it looks to improve overall returns by engaging and investing with an ESG focus.
GEPF values governance
A letter to the editor from GEPF in response to the story “GEPF shows value of governance”.
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.
Research fund embraces innovation
In 2005, the $3 billion WARF embraced a risk parity strategy with a portable alpha overlay. Despite many doubters, the plan has been a success – and the fund still has that experimental ethos.
