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
Which Asset Classes to Insource? Asset Allocation & Strategy, Leadership & 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
