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The energy transition is happening; the only question is the pace at which it takes place. In assessing the investment opportunities, it helps to break the transition down into easily digestible segments. Top1000funds.com explores the opportunity set for investors, including the need to think about cross-disciplinary risks and to specialise.
DiNapoli: fund focuses on economic growth
Pension funds are “perpetual investors” and should promote long-term, sustainable economic growth through integrating environmental, sustainability and governance considerations into investment decisions, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says.
Beyond traditional portfolio construction: incorporating uncertainty
Incorporating uncertainty into the asset allocation process is a complicated but essential ingredient of building portfolio resilience, something investors are valuing more than ever in an environment where inflation, geopolitical and climate risks dominate. GIC and BlackRock have both developed asset allocation frameworks that incorporate investors’ aversion for uncertainty.
Washington reviews governance, pay and in-house investment
The pay levels, amount of in-house investment activity and governance structure of the $83 billion Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) may be under review following a rigorous debate that included a presentation to the board by KPA Advisory’s Keith Ambachtsheer.
Rebalancing revisited: putting risk back on the table
By adopting a contrarian approach to rebalancing which takes account of both assets and liabilities, pension funds could enhance long-term returns and reduce the volatility within their portfolios, new research reveals. Rebalancing Revisited, a paper by Syd Bone, former chief executive of VFMC, and Andrew Goddard, an ex-Russell investment veteran, advocates super funds rebalance to
London Pensions Fund Authority’s opportunistic tilt
The £3.6 billion (US$5.9 billion) London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) chief executive, Mike Taylor, talks to Kristen Paech about the fund’s decision to suspend securities lending after the Lehman’s collapse, and some structural changes that have made it possible to invest on a more opportunistic basis.
IMCO World View: Decoupling, tech and private markets drive future trends
Many of the certainties investors have taken for granted over the past several decades appear to be fading. In its World View research, Canada’s IMCO reflects on the years ahead
How your hedge funds make money
Outspoken hedge fund manager, Cliff Asness, says breaking down the sources and challenges to manager performance will determine how investors should pay for alpha.
Change the conversation
Panellists discuss what drives transformational change, the obstacles asset owners face when instituting it in their culture or operating models – and the benefits of getting it right.
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