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Rest Super’s selective approach to PE pays off as program comes of age
A concentrated bet on fewer, better GP relationships is paying off for one of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Built on selective manager and deal selection rather than a broad roster, the A$112 billion ($78 billion) Rest Super delivered private equity returns more than double the peer average last financial year, as the fund proactively courts top-tier PE firms instead of waiting to be approached.
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Geopolitical volatility and portfolio resilience
Just days after US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on "Liberation Day", an influential group of global pension funds and investment managers, gathered at a Top1000funds.com roundtable at London’s Rosewood Hotel to discuss the current economic and geopolitical landscape, and the possibility of a lost decade of real returns.
PGGM advances 3D investing strategy balancing impact, risk and return
The latest iteration of PGGM’s impact investing journey sees a core/satellite structure around 3D investing, more active management, a total portfolio approach and the hiring of fund managers that align to the mission. Amanda White spoke to chief fiduciary investments Arjen Pasma.
Balancing fixed income risks amid rising uncertainty
Uncertainty surrounding the impact of the US administration’s policy plans weighed on markets, including the implementation and reversal of tariffs, job cuts across the federal workforce and tightened immigration enforcement.
Brunel links push into private markets to ‘innovative’ investment model
In the last seven years, the private markets allocation at the UK’s Brunel Pension Partnership has grown to £8 billion ($10.7 billion). The fund's head of private markets Richard Fanshawe charts that growth but warns of a dearth of opportunity in the UK and uncertainties in the transition ahead.
NBIM seeks long/short, market-neutral strategies amid volatility
Norway's NBIM is looking to allocate several mandates to single-country and regional long/short equity strategies in Australia, Japan, Europe, and the US. Top1000funds.com examines the growing investor interest in these strategies as market volatility and stock dispersion create fresh opportunities for active managers.
TPA’s flexibility keeps OPTrust focused on ‘the mission that matters’
With investment markets uncertain, being an investor with a global view and the flexibility to take advantage of opportunities has seen OPTrust “doing well”, its chief investment officer James Davis says. An evolution of its total portfolio approach keeps it focused on the key metric that matters to members.
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