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Japan’s GPIF under spotlight following plans to expand manager pool
Japan’s giant GPIF will expand its manager pool and eliminate certain criteria used in selecting asset managers, a move that comes as the country’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to elevate the standard of the country’s asset owners, and build Japan into a wealth management powerhouse.
Chikafumi HodoMarch 12, 2024
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Denmark’s ATP creates new overlays to manage future bond equity correlation
ATP's Christian Kjær explains the rationale behind two new overlays to better navigate the risk of future correlations between bonds and equities which wrong footed the risk parity investor in 2022.
Sarah RundellFebruary 22, 2024
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CalSTRS’ Ailman talks GFC, climate risk and worrying levels of US debt
After 23 years in charge, CalSTRS departing CIO Chris Ailman has more stories from the investment frontline than most. He shares personal recollections of the GFC, his fears of the scale of the climate emergency and why worrying levels of US debt hold new risk and opportunity for investors.
Sarah RundellFebruary 13, 2024
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Brunel keeps wary eye on markets and raises manager reporting duties
In a recently published review, Brunel Pension Partnership vows to “turn the screws” on managers and its holdings via increased RI expectations and warns that rosier economic forecasts of lower interest rates and tamed inflation may not come true.
Sarah RundellFebruary 12, 2024
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PGGM revamps fixed income; focuses on liquidity
PGGM's Wilfried Bolt explains how the end of quantitative easing (QE) has changed the asset manager's hedging strategy and prompted a keen focus on liquidity. He also explains the rationale behind managing more of the corporate bond allocation in house.
Sarah RundellFebruary 8, 2024
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Texas ERS boosts cash allocation as higher rates end era of dead money
Texas ERS has bumped up its allocation to cash to 10 per cent, and revamped its global equities around a core fund with an overweight to AI and other Magic Seven themes, drug manufacturers and aerospace. Another key development in equities includes reducing the number of stocks by half.
Sarah RundellJanuary 30, 2024
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The RFP bonanza emanating from Sweden’s Fund Agency
In an unprecedented bonanza for fund managers, the $100 billion Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency is preparing multiple RFPs as it re-tenders its whole portfolio. With a focus on quality and cost, executive director Erik Fransson explains his ambition for the overhauled system.
Sarah RundellJanuary 25, 2024