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Asset Owner 100’s wealth of influence
The sheer weight of money behind the world’s largest 100 asset owners represents a huge opportunity to show leadership in the allocation of capital. A Willis Towers Watson report reveals the 100 largest and which ones are meeting the challenge.
TIFF shapes new strategy for returns
The Fund for Foundations’ new strategy relies on strong manager selection with increased equity allocation and diversification. The fund is hiring managers in equities and hedge funds.
Ambachtsheer calls for CFA update
Pension fund adviser Keith Ambachtsheer says the industry-leading CFA credential program needs to be more focused on the future – starting with an update to outdated reference materials.
UPS pension fund’s opportunistic future
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How is the Tesco fund faring aged one?
According to the latest figures, an ambitious turnaround plan at the United Kingdom’s biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, has helped reverse falling profits. Last year the retailer, one of Britain’s largest private sector employers and a landmark in every town since founder Jack Cohen opened his first store in North London in 1929, also changed strategy
Reversal of investment themes demands investors change their assumptions
Investors are currently facing the end of uncertainty around assumptions they have made for decades, and need to shore up their portfolios with greater inflation protection, more active management, and by fostering innovation, according to chief strategist at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Nick Chamie who spoke to Amanda White in the Fiduciary Investors Series
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