culture

FIS Oxford 2024

DC behemoths open up on cultural and investment growth

Nest and AustralianSuper, the largest defined contribution trust funds in their respective countries, face similar challenges related to growth. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium at the University of Oxford heard how the funds are leaning into their growth challenges from a cultural and investment perspective.

Amanda WhiteDecember 6, 2024

Investor Profile

Guardians of the Future: The evolution of New Zealand Super

New Zealand Super’s new chief executive Jo Townsend inherits an organisation with a strong culture but facing some challenges posed by rapid growth. An internal project aims to reduce complexity and focus on simplicity for a fund already rated by WTW as operating at global best practice levels.

Amanda WhiteOctober 8, 2024

Featured Story

Being joined-up: Why it’s so important

Climate change is the mother of all super-wicked problems, according to Roger Urwin, who argues that being joined-up will help asset owners with the holistic thinking and cross-agency coordination needed to tackle the complexity.

Roger UrwinNovember 8, 2023

Investor Profile

CalPERS’ leadership trio on culture, mission and responsibility

CalPERS stands out among its global peers with three women leading the organisation as chair, CEO and CIO. Amanda White spent time (on zoom) with the group to find out what drives the leadership team and how collaboration and a shared mission are creating an innovative investment culture.

Amanda WhiteMay 4, 2023

Investor Profile

After the horror of 2022, UTIMCO says asset classes set to do well

It’s possible that a traditional 60:40 passive portfolio could get close to a target return of 7-8 per cent this year in a trajectory not seen for the last 12 years, according to Rich Hall, CIO of $65 billion University of Texas endowment.

Sarah RundellJanuary 12, 2023

Governance

Don’t ignore culture in trying to solve the investment puzzle

Better internal investment integration and co-ordination will underpin long-term returns for two of the world’s largest investors, CPP and CalSTRS, but they’re also closely focused on how cultural issues – including diversity and team-building – affect whole-enterprise performance.

Simon HoyleJanuary 12, 2023

FIS Oxford 2024

DC behemoths open up on cultural and investment growth

Investor Profile

Guardians of the Future: The evolution of New Zealand Super

Featured Story

Being joined-up: Why it’s so important

Investor Profile

CalPERS’ leadership trio on culture, mission and responsibility

Investor Profile

After the horror of 2022, UTIMCO says asset classes set to do well

Governance

Don’t ignore culture in trying to solve the investment puzzle

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