SWIB

FIS Toronto 2024

Same same, but different: Governance lessons from three markets

Despite global pension markets’ varying levels of maturity, the goal of combining portfolio resilience with meeting fund objectives is the same, and it can be achieved through different manifestations of governance structures.

Darcy SongJune 14, 2024

Featured Story

SWIB talks active equity as a Best Ideas portfolio takes off

Susan Schmidt, head of public equities at SWIB, talks about the fund's new Best Ideas portfolio. Despite technology's reach and market efficiencies, there is still ample room for a fundamental approach where human skill and a unique investment culture find mispriced opportunities.

Sarah RundellMay 25, 2023

FIS Chicago 2022

Tech wipeout brings lucrative opportunities for savvy investors

“Horrible” sentiment towards technology stocks is dragging down the value of some of the “best business models on the planet,” experts say.

Ben HurleyMay 28, 2022

Featured Story

SWIB’s priorities in a tougher investment landscape

Edwin Denson, executive director and CIO at State of Wisconsin Investment Board talks to Top1000funds about changes in investment strategy, noting that active management, and the need to take on more risk for the same return are guiding principles.

Sarah RundellMarch 14, 2022

Manager Relationships

Relationship built on knowledge transfer

A knowledge exchange between the State of Wisconsin Investment Board and its manager, Parametric, has seen the fund become comfortable understanding the instruments involved to manage a chunk of its total levered allocation in-house.

Sarah RundellJune 12, 2019

In-house Investments

SWIB sits out the long winter

SWIB is in unprecedented territory with half of the fund’s assets in passive strategies. But it is building a portfolio of hedge funds and an internally managed, multi-asset division.

Sarah RundellApril 15, 2016