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Investors prioritise governance, tilts and liquidity
In a wide-ranging session at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Chicago Booth School of Business investment executives from HOOPP, CalSTRS, USS and Cbus reflect on the need for strong governance in the current climate, diversification and liquidity.
Asian equities no longer an asset class?
One of the ironies about the way big pension funds are rethinking their asset allocation strategies is that regional specialisation appears to be becoming less popular, even for the world’s fastest-growing region.
UK’s Lothian Pension Fund boosts alternatives
The £2.3 billion ($3.7 billion) Lothian Pension Fund, part of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme, has overhauled its investment strategy, increasing its alternatives weighting to more than one third of the total fund, after poor performance in financial year 2008-09 wiped 17 per cent off the fund’s value.
China’s $420b social security fund eyes ‘AI+’ theme in A-shares
China’s $420 billion National Social Security Fund is scoping out technology-related investment opportunities in domestic equities, particularly the so-called “AI+” theme where artificial intelligence is married with traditional industries to enhance profitability, which has been gathering market and political momentum.
DEI a vital tool to building culture at CalPERS
A clear commitment to DEI is helping CalPERS support its senior staff to optimise the performance of its existing teams and provides a valuable framework for attracting a diverse range of new talents. We spoke to chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, Marlene Timberlake D’Adamo.
Real assets and inflation hedge investing
Massachusetts-based consultant, NEPC, advises that clients allocate between 5 and 15 per cent to real assets – including commodities, TIPS and direct investments in real estate, energy and infrastructure. This article by consultant Edward O’Donnell examines the rationale, risks and potential returns of allocating to real assets.
PRI to be more ‘hands-on’ with signatories as it seeks identity refresh
The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is in the process of an organisational pivot as it looks to shift its primary function away from driving ESG accountability among investors (which it has been doing for the past two decades) to facilitating collaboration.
Real estate or infrastructure? Evidence from conditional asset allocation
This study by Tobias Dechant and Konrad Finkenzeller from the University of Rengensberg’s BS Institute of Real Estate, reassesses the role of real estate in the asset allocation processs, by considering a wide range of alternative and/or seemingly related assets, paying particular attention to infrastructure.
Sustainable investing: positioning for long-term success
A new VisionFocus report by State Street leverages new research by State Street Global Advisors to examine the growing impact of environmental, social and governance concerns on the investment decisions of institutional investors.
FIS Chicago 2022