TCorp Eyes Partnership Model Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Innovation In this preview on the [i3] Podcast with CIO Stewart Brentnall, he defines what TCorp looks for in a strategic partnership. Read More
The Importance of Board Education Asset Owners, ESG Tim Mitchell has been called the ‘Mr. Zero’ of New Zealand Super, having been involved before the first employee was appointed. In this interview, Mitchell talks about setting up the governance framework of the fund and the importance of board education. Read More
Ontario Teachers’ Starts to Flip the ESG Risk Lens Asset Owners, ESG, Women in Finance Ontario Teachers’ Deborah Ng talks about the flip side of ESG risk and the opportunities from the transition to a low-carbon economy Read More
VFMC Shifts Internal Equities to Benchmark Unaware Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Equities, Innovation VFMC has changed the way its internal equity invests, shifting towards a benchmark unaware strategy, away from the previous Top 50 stocks approach, CIO Russell Clarke says. Read More
ABP lifts Hood on Sustainability Policy Asset Owners, ESG Dutch pension fund ABP has set itself some ambitious targets in its sustainable investment policy for 2030, but how they got there is equally interesting. Read More
Managing the Cycle with VFMC Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Financial Crisis VFMC has developed a new asset allocation model, in addition to its DAA model, that will help de-risk the portfolio when the likelihood of a crisis occurring rises and re-risk it in calmer weather, CIO Russell Clarke says. Read More
Crescent Wealth Set to Become First Sukuk Investor Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Fixed Income & Credit Crescent Wealth is set to become Australia’s first investor into the rising asset class of Sukuk, a form of Islamic fixed income. Sukuk will help CIO Jason Hazell to further to increase the fund’s diversification. Read More
NZ Super stands by Strategic Tilting Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Pacific Region In a five-year review of NZ Super, Willis Towers Watson asked the board to confirm whether they are still comfortable with the portion of active risk allocated to tilting. We speak to CEO Matt Whineray about the future of this program. Read More
Real Estate Profile – TelstraSuper Part II Asset Owners, Real Estate TelstraSuper’s Miriam Patterson talks about the impact of e-commerce on real estate and how the fund has been repositioning its portfolio. “Our focus is on retail that takes up the first dollar of your household budget, not your last,” she says. Read More
