real assets

Investor Profile

TRS fuels up for energy surge

The $155 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas is restoring its target allocation to energy, as experts see favourable conditions due to higher US oil production and continued reliance on fossil fuels. This is at odds with other investors divesting from fossil fuels.

Sarah RundellSeptember 7, 2018

Asset Allocation

TelstraSuper: allocation authority

Graeme Miller, CIO at the A$21 billion TelstraSuper fund, has beefed up the staff and processes committed to asset allocation and adopted an empowering vision of world-class funds management.

Amanda WhiteJuly 31, 2018

Asset Allocation

MERS: real assets, non-US markets

MERS chief investment officer Jeb Burns still finds value in active management as he seeks to up the fund’s exposure to emerging markets, and other non-US locales, in equities and real assets.

Sarah RundellSeptember 5, 2017

Fees

Constant improvement a core value at AP2

The total investment costs of AP2 are only 17 basis points, yet the portfolio is described by chief executive, Eva Halvarsson as complex and advanced. So how do they do it?

Amanda WhiteJune 10, 2016

Investor Profile

The bioeconomy century

AP2, the SEK300 billion Swedish buffer fund, is attracted to the diversification benefits and long-term nature of timber investments.

Amanda WhiteDecember 16, 2015

Investor Profile

Australian fund leading the way on real assets

The $15 billion Australian super fund for hospitality workers, HOSTPLUS, has a 10 per cent allocation to infrastructure and is aggressively increasing its allocation to real assets. David Rowley spoke to chief investment officer, Sam Sicilia, about what the fund seeks from real assets. A quarter of the $15 billion in assets held by […]

David RowleyFebruary 28, 2014

Investor Profile

TRS fuels up for energy surge

Asset Allocation

TelstraSuper: allocation authority

Asset Allocation

MERS: real assets, non-US markets

Investor Profile

The bioeconomy century

Investor Profile

Australian fund leading the way on real assets

California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

ABP/APG Asset Management

California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)

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