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US endowment returns rocket on SpaceX windfall

US endowment returns rocket on SpaceX windfall

Early venture bets on SpaceX have ballooned into major portfolio positions at some US university endowments, with new analysis estimating the aerospace firm contributed as much as 10.6 percentage points to annual returns. Michael Markov, founder of US quantitative researcher Markov Processes International, says the windfall is now creating a concentration risk that investors cannot ignore.

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NYC Comptroller on corporate stewardship escalation, Israel bonds re-entry

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine says he will leverage the city’s $310 billion pension assets and link arms with other state Treasurers to apply pressure on US corporates. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, he sets out the stewardship agenda while explaining a potential re-entry into Israel bonds.

Iceland’s LV mulls more EM exposures, PE co-investments after SAA review

Iceland’s LV is eyeing more emerging markets allocation and private equity co-investments after conducting an SAA review, which will be finalised in the first half of 2026. CIO Arne Vagn Olsen says the shift is designed to make the $11 billion pension fund future-ready.

Strategy and reporting under the microscope: Denmark’s ATP awaits review

Denmark's ATP is awaiting a review that will report on the strength of its investment strategy, and suggest how to simplify reporting. But additional transparency must not hurt the future returns for members, warns Allan Japhetson, head of investment strategy at ATP.

Texas Teachers’ CIO questions TPA, DAA value-add

Chief investment officer of the $225 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas Jase Auby has voiced reservations about the total portfolio approach, particularly regarding the robustness of its central feature, the top-down decision-making process. He also outlined why the fund doesn’t consider dynamic asset allocation a durable source of alpha.

Complexity to clarity: How AP4’s tech overhaul slashed risk and costs

A new investment management platform at Swedish buffer fund AP4 has taken almost ten years to come to fruition. Increased efficiency, lower costs and risk make it worth the wait, says head of risk and operations Nicklas Wikström.

Infrastructure investors look beyond US to capture Europe’s green premium

Europe, buoyed by a new competitiveness roadmap and its ongoing commitment to the climate transition, is set to attract more institutional capital, IFM’s latest research shows.

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