Sustainable Investing with OPTrust Asset Owners, ESG, Women in Finance Sustainability and innovation are often linked, according to Canadian pension fund OPTrust. We spoke to Alison Loat to discover how this influences the fund’s investment decisions. Read More
Nest: Investing for Mega-trends Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, ESG Mega-trends are at the front and centre of the National Employment Savings Trust’s (Nest’s) thinking when it comes to how it runs its money, with plans to increase tilts to climate aware equities and expand these to other asset classes. Read More
Reflections on Governance at NZ Super Asset Owners, ESG, Women in Finance Catherine Savage retired as Chair of New Zealand Super at the end of March this year, after 12 years on the board, five of which as chair and almost a decade as Deputy Chair. [i3] Insights spoke to Savage about the essential ingredients of good governance. Read More
IOOF Eyes More Alt Co-investments Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets IOOF wants to expand the number of co-investments it makes in the alternative asset space, as the fund is looking to gain greater control over its investments at a more efficient price point, IOOF’s Head of Alternatives says. Read More
Behind QSuper’s Retirement Design Asset Owners, Retirement [i3] Insights speaks with Brnic Van Wyk and Ben Hillier about the design behind QSuper’s newly launched retirement option. Read More
The Electrical CIO Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers Electrical engineering might have little in common with investing, but the CIO of Singapore’s SAVER-Premium Fund finds there are synergies in being versed in both. Read More
Tackling Net Zero by 2050 Asset Owners, ESG Cbus has conducted a review of the asset classes in its portfolio to see how the fund can prepare for reaching the target of net carbon neutrality by 2050. Read More
Aware Super Still Sees Opportunities in China Asset Owners, Emerging Markets, Equities, Women in Finance Aware Super still sees plenty of opportunities in the domestic share market in China but acknowledges that current developments have given the fund pause to think about its approach to expanding its allocation, according to Jo Cornwell, Portfolio Manager, Growth Assets at the fund. Read More
The Importance of Asset Allocation Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners In the current volatile environment, institutional investors might want to be more hands on in their asset allocation. We talk to CFS’s Jujhar Toki about the dynamic asset allocation process he developed while at CommInsure and his current focus on strategic asset allocation at CFS. Read More
