GPIF

Sustainability

TCorp launches sustainability bond

The investment arm of one of Australia’s state governments, TCorp, has issued a A$1.8 billion sustainability bond reflecting the appetite of investors which are increasingly hungry for bonds that are issued to fund social and environmental projects.

Elizabeth FryNovember 20, 2019

Industry events

Changing reporting to the long term

The $3.5 billion Carnegie Foundation doesn’t report quarterly numbers and at its board meeting it doesn’t discuss performance at all. Pension funds looking to change behaviours towards a long term investing orientation could take heed from such foundations in how they report to their boards about performance.

Amanda WhiteMay 7, 2019

Featured Story

Urgency needed in infrastructure

There is an urgent need for infrastructure investment that cannot wait, according to Jim Yong Kim, former president of the World Bank and now partner and vice president of Global Infrastructure Partners.

Amanda WhiteMay 7, 2019

Sustainability

Climate group calls for investor power

Climate Change 100+, a five-year initiative to help carbon emitters navigate the move to clean energy, has built momentum and needs fund managers and investors to propel it even further.

Sarah RundellDecember 11, 2018

Investor Profile

AI to transform GPIF manager selection

The $1.4 trillion Japanese fund will use deep-learning technology to monitor and evaluate the styles and processes of managers more effectively and pressure them to adopt high-tech tools.

Sarah RundellOctober 26, 2018

FIS Stanford 2018

GPIF’s Mizuno heaps change on managers

As CIO of the world’s largest pension fund, Hiro Mizuno has restructured fees and forced a focus on ESG and stewardship. Now the fund is using AI to make sure managers practice what they pitch.

Sarah RundellOctober 5, 2018

Sustainability

TCorp launches sustainability bond

Industry events

Changing reporting to the long term

Featured Story

Urgency needed in infrastructure

Sustainability

Climate group calls for investor power

Investor Profile

AI to transform GPIF manager selection

FIS Stanford 2018

GPIF’s Mizuno heaps change on managers

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