It Is All About Scale Leadership & 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
Funds SA Consolidates After Rapid Growth Asset Owners, Leadership & Management, Women in Finance Funds SA has grown rapidly in recent years and now stands at over $30 billion in assets. CEO Jo Townsend speaks to [i3] Insights about the next phase of growth, whether insourcing is on the cards and what it means to be an Adelaide-based investment organisation. Read More
PGGM Questions Over-diversification and Benchmarks Asset Owners, Factors, Quant & Systematic, Leadership & 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, Leadership & 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
Adrian Orr and the Three C’s of Fund Operations Asset Owners, Leadership & Management, Pacific Region Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor urges Pacific Islands funds to be decisive but take a measured approach to restructuring their funds. Read More
Who Makes the Call on Competitiveness? Asset Allocation & Strategy, Leadership & Management If pension funds need to be efficient and competitive, then who decides which one is not? Read More
Trustees should be investment savvy: Lamoureux Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Leadership & Management Former Ontario Teachers’ CEO Claude Lamoureux says board members with deep investment expertise are critical to success of pension fund. Read More
OPTrust: Internalising as a Matter of Risk Management Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Leadership & Management Internalisation gives an edge in managing risk, OPTrust CIO says. Read More
Insourcing a Compelling Case: Ambachtsheer Asset Allocation & Strategy, Leadership & Management Insourcing asset management makes for a compelling case, as long as you are transparent to all stakeholders, Keith Ambachtsheer says. Read More
