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Investment staff at Ohio STRS lose bonuses to board infighting

The investment committee at the $94 billion State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) has narrowly voted to block bonuses to investment staff.
Sarah RundellJune 25, 2024
FIS Toronto 2024

Solid foundations allow Canadian funds to innovate and grow

Simon HoyleJune 11, 2024
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PGGM revamps fixed income; focuses on liquidity

Sarah RundellFebruary 8, 2024
Fees

Costs drive ABP’s switch to passive in public markets

Sarah RundellMay 11, 2023
Governance

Don’t ignore culture in trying to solve the investment puzzle

Simon HoyleJanuary 12, 2023
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Internalisation drives value added for large funds

Size matters in institutional investing, but how exactly does it result in better returns? Research by CEM Benchmarking shows large, internalised, active investors produce more net value added than small, externalised, passive investors. Internalising private markets is a significant predictor of value add.
Sarah RundellFebruary 14, 2022
In-house Investments

Insourcing an indicator for better outcomes

Based on empirical evidence alone, funds that insource or internalise end up with better outcomes, both on a net and gross value-added basis, according to CEM Benchmarking data which draws from the evidence of some 300 funds in 17 major pension markets around the world representing $11 trillion of assets.
Ben HurleyNovember 30, 2021
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Border to Coast: cost savings and alpha generation

In the three years since formation Border to Coast has proven success on both sides of the ledger, providing significant cost savings for its underlying partner funds and giving them access to investments they would not have dreamed of as single entities. The passionate CIO of Border to Coast, Daniel Booth, talks to Amanda White about the fund’s success and what is next in its quest for constant improvement.
Amanda WhiteOctober 19, 2021
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Aware Super positions for growth

Aware Super, one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, engaged McKinsey as part of the development of its next five-year strategy which the fund presented to the board in March. As it develops its next five-year plan a key initiative is how to deal with growth as it plans for an organisation that could double in size.
Matthew SmithJune 22, 2021
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