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Behind AustralianSuper’s global expansion

London-based AustralianSuper deputy CIO Damian Moloney oversees the global expansion plans of Australia’s largest superannuation fund. While a global presence has clear benefits for the fund and its members, Moloney’s advice to others contemplating the same is to plan extensively and build early.

Amanda WhiteOctober 22, 2024

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Panama’s sovereign fund mulls the future of digital assets

Sarah RundellOctober 10, 2024

Investor Profile

Guardians of the Future: The evolution of New Zealand Super

Amanda WhiteOctober 8, 2024

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APG: The AI boom might have peaked

Sarah RundellSeptember 12, 2024

Technology

How technology plays a central role in CPP’s evolving strategy

Amanda WhiteSeptember 9, 2024

Investor Profile

Alecta doubles down on governance, risk management and culture

Sweden’s largest pension fund, the $126 billion Alecta, has spent much of the last year continuing to work on improving governance, risk management, competence and culture in the wake of a $2 billion loss in 2023 attributable to investments in US regional banks, including Silicon Valley Bank, turning sour.

Sarah RundellAugust 29, 2024

Governance

How UK’s LGPS still has a long way to go creating a Canadian model

The UK’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves just returned from a trip to Toronto where was gleaning ideas from Maple 8 bosses on how to emulate a “Canadian style” pension model. But it will require a governance overhaul to create a Maple 8 in the UK.

Sarah RundellAugust 27, 2024

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NBIM transparently explains half year results

The semi annual report of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is testament to its commitment to transparency, unambiguously outlining the half year results which came in 0.04% under benchmark. The fund did benefit from a nearly 15% exposure to tech stocks, but was let down by returns in renewable energy infrastructure.

Sarah RundellAugust 22, 2024

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Catching up with reality: Investment beliefs need a rethink

Co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute, Tim Hodgson, thinks your investment beliefs are out of date. He says if they were written five or more years ago they aren’t grounded in a 2024 reality and inadequately consider climate risk and systems thinking, both essential for a modern day asset owner.

Tim HodgsonAugust 20, 2024

Study gives evidence of value-add from TPA over SAA

The funds that use TPA added 1.8 per cent pa for 10 years above those using SAA in a recent Thinking Ahead Institute study of 26 asset owners. And the systems-thinking TPA approach, with the benefits of dynamism and joined-upness, will help asset owners in an environment of increasing complexity.

Amanda WhiteAugust 1, 2024

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Asset owners pressing the reset button

The synergy of talented individuals working together is the key to unlocking organisational and portfolio alpha, according to an indepth new study of 26 asset owners including the Future Fund. The study’s author Roger Urwin of the Thinking Ahead Institute discusses the challenges and opportunities of this combinatorial power.

Roger UrwinJuly 29, 2024

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Organisational Design

Investor Profile

Behind AustralianSuper’s global expansion

Investor Profile

Panama’s sovereign fund mulls the future of digital assets

Investor Profile

Guardians of the Future: The evolution of New Zealand Super

Featured Story

APG: The AI boom might have peaked

Technology

How technology plays a central role in CPP’s evolving strategy

Investor Profile

Alecta doubles down on governance, risk management and culture

Governance

How UK’s LGPS still has a long way to go creating a Canadian model

Featured Story

NBIM transparently explains half year results

Featured Story

Catching up with reality: Investment beliefs need a rethink

Organisational Design

Study gives evidence of value-add from TPA over SAA

Featured Story

Asset owners pressing the reset button

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