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Sifiso Sibiya, head of investments at GEPF, explains his strategy to stop inflation battering the portfolio. But while GEPF has the ability to diversify more, the pension fund is still overwhelmingly exposed to the South African economy.
Capitalising on institutional co-investment platforms
Co-investment is often perceived as referring to institutional investors investing alongside their external asset managers in companies, but increasingly it refers to investment responsibilities being shared among peer investors, as long-term institutional investors are forming co-investment partnerships with the specific objective of deploying capital collaboratively into attractive investment opportunities. These collaborative partnerships seem to be an
Utah Retirement to pick PE managers
Utah Retirement Systems considers its strong balance sheet, history of long-term relationships with managers and nimble governance advantages as its search for GPs in private equity begins.
APG opts for status quo in allocations
Conservatism will reign in the Netherlands in 2011, as a well-diversified, relatively liquid portfolio drives the asset allocation of APG Asset Management. But while caution rules, head of strategy, Ronald Wuijster is also well-aware of the need for an open mind around the measurement of risk.
Endowment investing in the post-crisis world
Like most asset allocation strategies, the ‘endowment model’ for investing was challenged by the financial crisis and its practitioners have learnt lessons from the episode, according to Sandra Urie, CEO at Cambridge Associates, an asset consultant with deep experience in the field.
300 Club roots for stewardship over salesmanship
The 300 Club is a rare group that combines long-term thinking and asset management provision. Taking on an industry that is evolving from client-driven to product-driven, the 300 Club is proposing a fundamental mindset shift from short-term salesmanship to long-term stewardship. In this paper, chief investment officer of Kempen Capital Management in the Netherlands, Lars
5-yearly power transfer looms in China
As China readies for its five-yearly leadership reshuffle, global investors are watching to see how they’re poised to manage the world’s second-largest economy as it faces up to its debt dilemma.
Opening China: a green light for investor action?
The changing nature and openness of emerging market financial systems mean that constant assessment of the environment is necessary. MSCI is currently considering whether to increase the allocation of China’s weight in the emerging market index to include the nation’s A shares. (Concurrently MSCI Korea and MSCI Taiwan Indices remain under review for a potential
Culture is key in the ESG journey
Renosi Mokate, board member at Africa’s largest pension fund South Africa’s Government Employee Pension Fund, GEPF, believes that one reason the R1 trillion ($107 billion) fund so comfortably embraces ESG principles stems from South Africa’s own turbulent history. “Our investment policy has been influenced by our history,” she says, speaking at PRI in Person 2015, the annual
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