MIT 2017
Factors aid manager selection
Investors, including the $194 billion State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA), are using factor analysis to decompose returns, select active managers and negotiate fees.
Amanda WhiteOctober 25, 2017
Investor Profile
Brunel Pension pool sets strategy
BPP, manager for 10 pooled UK local government pensions, is focused on infrastructure assets, efficiency and engaged stewardship as it establishes the pillars of its strategy.
Sarah RundellSeptember 13, 2017
Equities
Norway reviews GPFG strategy
Norway is looking into whether GPFG, the world’s largest sovereign fund, should take on more diversifying assets and expand its tracking error. The fund’s ESG performance is also under review.
Sarah RundellAugust 28, 2017
Fees
A strategy to believe in
Nevada’s public pension plan only pays 11 bps in total costs due to 80 per cent of the fund being indexed. But CIO Steve Edmundson says low fees are a byproduct, not the reason for the strategy.
Simon HoyleAugust 10, 2017
Investor Profile
Why simplicity works for Idaho
After 25 years as CIO of Idaho PERS, Robert Maynard, has seen it all. He’s convinced a simple, transparent and focused investment strategy prevails in all terrain.
Sarah RundellAugust 7, 2017
From the CIO’s chair
Allocation changes are optional
The $12.5 billion School Employees Retirement System of Ohio decided realigning its portfolio was a better path to its goals than new asset allocation, CIO Farouki Majeed writes.
Farouki MajeedJune 27, 2017