I chat with Christina about her experiences starting her own firm dealing with high frequency trading strategies, and her observations about how high frequency strategies have evolved, where they are now, and where they may be going in the future.
The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing
Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.
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CDPQ balances equity gains with real estate woes
Equity and infrastructure drove gains at C$473 billion ($329 billion) Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, but “persistent headwinds” in real estate allocation given the fund’s above benchmark exposure to US offices in poorly performing cities New York and Chicago dragged down performance in 2024.
Inside NEST’s ‘serendipitous’ deal for IFM stake
NEST’s purchase of a 10 per cent stake in the Australian industry superannuation fund-owned IFM Investors marks the latest development in the trend of pension funds buying into the asset managers they’ve traditionally only allocated to.
USS calls time on emissions reporting
USS has steadily reduced the carbon footprint of its portfolio but real world carbon intensity and global emissions have climbed relentlessly higher. Now the investor says it is going to focus more of its effort on engagement with policymakers than reporting its emissions.
South Korea’s NPS pivots to sustainability, dials up risks in the portfolio
After smashing the return record again in 2024, South Korea’s state pension fund National Pension Service is gearing up to reduce coal investments to promote sustainability in the portfolio, and target riskier assets to ensure sustainability in funding.
Looking beyond the confines of geography in global investing
A growing number of asset owners are looking to decrease their allocation to equities, citing elevated risk, based on findings from the 2025 CIO Sentiment Survey, a collaboration between Top1000funds.com and Deloitte management consultancy, Casey Quirk.
Wellcome Trust’s cautious approach: Cash pile grows waiting for opportunity
Wellcome Trust is holding nearly 10 per cent of its £37.6 billion portfolio in cash and bonds as it waits for sufficiently interesting long-term investment opportunities to arise - namely a big fall in public equities that would absorb large-scale funds quickly.
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