hedge funds

TfL explains why hedge funds provide essential diversification

Padmesh Shukla, chief investment officer of the £14 billion Transport for London Pension Fund explains why he believes hedge funds are a crucial element to a diversified portfolio.

Sarah RundellApril 11, 2024

The value of diversification at Finland’s Varma

Markus Aho, chief investment officer of the €57.4 billion Finnish pension fund, Varma, explains how the fund’s diversification with a large equity allocation balanced by hedge funds, fixed income and real assets has meant it has been resilient to the increasing investment challenges.

Sarah RundellFebruary 29, 2024

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Tangible change at Fordham endowment in manager re-vamp

Geeta Kapadia, CIO of Fordham University’s $1 billion endowment is rolling out a suite of changes that include paring back the fund's 50 or so manager relationships, introducing new passive allocations, testing the water on internal management in fixed income and preparing the ground for an inaugural sustainability strategy.

Sarah RundellDecember 7, 2023

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Oregon’s OPERF charts progress in hedge fund overhaul

The $95.4 billion Oregon Investment Council has established anchor relationships in relative value, event-driven, and global-macro strategies, expanded the CTA portfolio, equally weighted managers, and is looking at additional multi-strategy funds. Meanwhile it is also restructuring its public equity allocation following a review of the portfolio and its managers.

Sarah RundellAugust 3, 2023

Investor Profile

Canada’s TTCPP: The new kid on the block

Canada’s TTC Pension Plan became a stand-alone entity only three years ago. Top1000funds.com discusses the fund’s journey to independence and the evolution of the hedge-fund heavy investment portfolio with CIO Andrew Greene.

Sarah RundellAugust 1, 2023

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Korea’s KIC accelerates move into alts to better manage volatility

Korea's KIC is accelerating its expansion into alternatives, targeting a quarter of the $169 billion fund in alts by 2025 in a bid to escape the volatility, macroeconomic and geopolitical risk that impacts the fund's traditional public markets allocation. Elsewhere, 'happiness management' is now integral to its recruitment practices.

Sarah RundellJuly 6, 2023

Investor Profile

TfL explains why hedge funds provide essential diversification

Investor Profile

The value of diversification at Finland’s Varma

Investor Profile

Tangible change at Fordham endowment in manager re-vamp

Featured Story

Oregon’s OPERF charts progress in hedge fund overhaul

Investor Profile

Canada’s TTCPP: The new kid on the block

Featured Story

Korea’s KIC accelerates move into alts to better manage volatility

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