Germany’s €70 billion pension provider VBL is increasing its diversification, notably investing in overseas real estate outside Germany for the first time. It's also increasing its tilt to international equities over European stocks, enabled by an organisational and investment process overhaul.
Private markets are the cornerstone of CalPERS’ 2030 goal and strategic destination which will include building capabilities inhouse for direct investing. A number of new appointments, including Daniel Booth and Anton Orlich, have boosted the skills in the team. Amanda White spoke to CIO Nicole Musicco.
Timo Löyttyniemi, CEO at VER is focused on how the fund's asset managers have handled the impact of higher interest rates in private markets. It's about to become apparent if they've successfully hedged interest rate risk; re-financed, and reduced total leverage levels to manage higher borrowing costs.
Since joining the Connecticut retirement plans as CIO just under two years ago, Ted Wright has developed a new strategic asset allocation that has bumped up the allocation to private assets. Top1000funds.com talks to him about risk budgets, a manager shakeup and diversity.
Many of the certainties investors have taken for granted over the past several decades appear to be fading. In its World View research, Canada's IMCO reflects on the years ahead
Since joining $233.5 billion New York City Retirement Systems (NYCRS) six months ago, CIO and Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management Steven Meier has spent the bulk of his time getting under the hood of the private markets allocation, engaging with business partners and meeting some of the best minds in the industry to discuss the
As he prepares to put more money to work in private markets, New Mexico’s new CIO Michael Shackelford discusses why he is paring back on risk parity and removing private credit hedge funds, and his preference for open-ended funds.
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