AP4 chief targets yield, alternatives
The new head of Sweden’s AP4, Niklas Ekvall, is seeking opportunities in emerging-market debt and alternative assets, while looking to expand on an already lauded ESG integration.
Real investors properly align interests
A good investor must be proactive in determining the fee structure and legal terms in a fund’s documents. Funds that fail to get interests properly aligned on such issues will pay a price.
OPTrust focused on pension obligations
OPTrust CIO James C. Davis discusses the fund’s member-driven investment philosophy and how it is transforming OPTrust into a pension-management organisation focused on remaining fully funded.
Nationwide ignores disruptions, succeeds
The Nationwide Pension Fund restructured its C&D section with a strategy that slowly cut risk over time and ignored the many recent disruptions to global markets. The results were impressive.
Cbus CIO duo talk secrets of success
The CIO role of the Australian construction industry fund, Cbus Super is shared. Here we examine the success of that partnership and the fund’s plan to bring up to 20 per cent of assets inhouse.
Beware the hidden dangers of exotic ETFs
When an exchange-traded fund isn’t closely matched by its underlying components, liquidity can dry up, credit risks can emerge, and other factors can eat away at expected returns.
