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The best of 2022
In 2022 we introduced some new projects aimed at providing a deeper understanding of best practice and driving the industry to produce better outcomes for stakeholders.
Amanda WhiteDecember 22, 2022
The latest
Investor Profile
NZ Super culls equities, focuses on impact
New Zealand Super has radically slashed the holdings in its passive equities portfolio as it re-aligns the portfolio with a Paris-aligned benchmark. It’s part of the fund’s shift to a sustainable finance focus which includes improving the fund’s already-good ESG profile and a more long-term future focus on impact investing.
Amanda WhiteDecember 15, 2022
Sustainability
Mandates need innovating to encompass sustainable investing
The credibility of transition plans is under scrutiny because while sustainable investing is booming real world impact is going in the wrong direction. In response investors need to innovate on the nature of investment mandates says Colin le Duc, a founding partner of Generation.
Amanda WhiteDecember 8, 2022
Investor Profile
Pooling benefits show at Border to Coast in path to investment excellence
As Border to Coast approaches its 5th birthday chief executive Rachel Elwell reflects on the achievement of building a sustainable organisation, what investment capabilities are still to develop and the priorities for the underlying partner funds.
Amanda WhiteNovember 18, 2022
Asset Allocation
Partnering with best-in-class managers yields stellar results for TIFF
A focus on partnering with specialist, differentiated, active managers with help from “the best board in America” has generated more than 200 basis points a year for TIFF. Amanda White looks at the fund’s approach to manager sourcing and the opportunities for alpha in a tough investing environment.
Amanda WhiteNovember 8, 2022
Investor Profile
Behind HOOPP’s stellar results and its biggest risks
As HOOPP chief investment officer Michael Wissell celebrates one year in the job, Amanda White spoke to him about the sources of return for the fund’s excellent performance, its world-leading funded status, the evolution of the investment allocations and the fund’s biggest risks.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 29, 2022