It Is All About Scale In-house Management With several multi-billion-dollar mergers on the way, the Australian pension system is going through another round of consolidation. But even with all this merger activity, the role scale plays in the ability to compete on the global stage is often underestimated, Mark Wiseman says. Read More
PGGM Questions Over-diversification and Benchmarks Asset Owners, Factors, Quant & Systematic, In-house Management Most asset owners are over-diversified and rely too much on market capitalisation weighted benchmarks for them to deliver optimal long term pension benefits, Dutch pension fund PGGM says. Read More
In-housing Improves Outsourcing: Pearce Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, In-house Management Bringing select asset management functions in-house puts you in a better position to engage with external managers, UniSuper’s John Pearce says. Read More
Who Makes the Call on Competitiveness? Asset Allocation & Strategy, In-house Management If pension funds need to be efficient and competitive, then who decides which one is not? Read More
OPTrust: Internalising as a Matter of Risk Management Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, In-house Management Internalisation gives an edge in managing risk, OPTrust CIO says. Read More
Insourcing a Compelling Case: Ambachtsheer Asset Allocation & Strategy, In-house Management Insourcing asset management makes for a compelling case, as long as you are transparent to all stakeholders, Keith Ambachtsheer says. Read More
Which Asset Classes to Insource? Asset Allocation & Strategy, In-house Management Not all asset classes lend themselves well for internalisation, but which ones are best to start with depends on the individual fund. Read More
The Importance of Being Culturally Aligned Asset Allocation & Strategy, In-house Management Super funds rely on culture to attract and retain good asset management staff, CIFR research finds. Read More
