Investor Profile

‘So far so good’: Sweden’s FTN bags 150bps equity fund return improvement

In an endorsement of its hard work over the last year, Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency, which procures and monitors the funds on offer on the country’s premium pension platform, is already starting to see improved returns and lower fees from the wave of new equity funds it mandated.

Sarah RundellOctober 9, 2025

Investor Profile

NZ Super co-CIOs chart TPA vision; hunt for new alpha sources

Darcy SongSeptember 16, 2025

Investor Profile

PFZW’s IC chair explains why cutting equity names hones impact

Sarah RundellSeptember 4, 2025

Technology

NBIM on AI cultural and organisational integration

Sarah RundellAugust 25, 2025

Investor Profile

Dynamic allocation earns alpha: CalSTRS’ one fund approach pays off

Sarah RundellAugust 21, 2025

Real Estate

SWIB: Why real estate investors are still talking about the pandemic

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board's head of real estate Jason Rothenberg shares his views on how to address the enduring challenges for office investors. It involves a building-by-building investment approach to avoid assets at risk of conversion or demolition.

Sarah RundellAugust 19, 2025

Infrastructure

APG’s infra ramp-up: APAC markets in focus

APG Asset Management, Europe’s largest pension investor, is set to double its global infrastructure allocation in the next five years and is stepping up its push into infrastructure assets in the Asia Pacific with a focus on Australia, India and Southeast Asia and opportunistic investments in Japan and Korea.

Darcy SongAugust 18, 2025

Investor Profile

BCI: A masterclass in private debt

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation has been investing in private debt since 2018. Global head of public markets Daniel Garant, whose team oversees private debt, articulates the secrets of success at a time of fierce competition for returns as more investors pile into the asset class, tightening credit spreads.

Sarah RundellAugust 14, 2025

Investor Profile

A rock and a hard place: GEPF on the challenges of transitioning coal

Reducing exposure to the risk in coal is particularly challenging for South Africa’s $122 billion Government Employees Pension Fund. ESG manager Belaina Negash explains the complexities due to the industry's tie with the economy and the fund's transition framework.

Sarah RundellAugust 12, 2025

Private Credit

Mid-market, asset-backed private credit shines for growing Asian allocators

Asia's growing investors, including university endowments and family offices, are hunting for returns in lower-middle market and asset-backed private credit. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, head of Asian clients at the $92 billion OCIO Cambridge Associates, Prabhat Ojha, talks manager selection and Asian allocators' rising appetite for alternatives.

Darcy SongAugust 11, 2025

Asset Allocation

France’s FRR ups risk in line with longer term investment horizon

Fonds de reserve pour les retraites (FRR), France’s €21 billion ($24 billion) pension reserve fund, has increased its weighting to equity in line with a new strategic asset allocation to reflect the investor's longer return horizon. It is also eyeing more unlisted assets including private equity, private debt and infrastructure.

Sarah RundellAugust 7, 2025

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