Uncategorised posts
Inside Canada’s exemplary pensions
A report by the World Bank showcases the features of the Canadian model that have made it the poster-child of good pension design.
Sarah RundellDecember 15, 2017
Uncategorised posts
Canadian pensions form research hub
Canada’s biggest funds are among the founders of the National Pension Hub, which aims to sponsor research that can help the industry, and has a plan for getting the right academics onto the job.
Amanda WhiteNovember 22, 2017
Real Estate
Post-Brexit uncertainty reigns
‘Selective optimism’ in UK real estate, infrastructure and other assets characterises investors across Europe as they scramble to tell the genuine opportunities from fool’s gold following Brexit.
Sarah RundellMarch 15, 2017
Investor Profile
AIMCo’s evolving hedge fund strategy
AIMCo combines an internally run portable alpha strategy – with a global alpha pool allocated across beta exposures – with a portfolio of high-conviction specialised external hedge funds.
Sarah RundellJuly 1, 2016
Uncategorised posts
Rethinking investment performance attribution
As asset owners move away from silo-based investment decision making, their performance attribution systems also need to evolve. The Alberta Investment Management Corporation AimCo, the C$70 billion arm’s length investment manager for public sector assets in Alberta, Canada, has implemented a new performance attribution system based on how managers actually make their investment decisions. […]
Amanda WhiteDecember 3, 2014
Research
GTAA and institutional investment management
The $70 billion AIMCo uses global tactical asset allocation to help add return in excess of passive portfolios. This research piece details how it has used GTAA over the past few years, advising other funds that executing a successful GTAA requires developing world-class talent, systems, process and governance. To access the paper click below […]