How we run our money: Laborfonds
Ivonne Forno (pictured), the CEO of Laborfonds, the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regional pension fund, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo shortly after the fund’s 20th birthday
How We Run our Money: PWRI
Xander den Uyl, chairman of PWRI, the Dutch fund for disabled workers, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about its particular approach to ESG
How We Run Our Money: Första AP-fonden (AP1)
Mikael Angberg, CIO of Första AP-fonden (AP1), one of Sweden’s buffer funds, outlines the fund’s investment philosophy to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
How We Run Our Money: ÄVWL
Christian Mosel, CEO of Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe, the pension fund for doctors in Germany’s Westphalia-Lippe region, talks about his old-fashioned approach to investment
How We Run Our Money: Kåpan Pensioner
Marie Giertz, CIO of Kåpan Pensioner, the pension fund for Swedish government employees, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s strategy and ongoing projects
How We Run Our Money: USS
Bill Galvin (pictured left) and Guy Coughlan of the UK’s Universities Superannuation Scheme outline their measured approach to valuation to Joseph Mariathasan
How We Run Our Money: Lærernes Pension
Morten Malle, investment director of Denmark’s Lærernes Pension, explains how the fund stays agile
How We Run Our Money: TPT Retirement Solutions
Cliff Speed, CIO of TPT Retirement Solutions (pictured), tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo how the fund is trying to develop a portfolio that can withstand market volatility
On the record: Asset management fees
We asked two European pension funds about their attitude to asset management fees and costs
Strategically Speaking: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management
Following the group’s reorganisation, SMTAM’s David Semaya outlines ambitious plans to widen their international expansion
On the Record: Adapting to change
As the equity markets begin 2019 in worse shape than last year, we asked three European pension funds how they conceive and execute their equity strategy, in order protect the portfolio
Strategically Speaking: Tages Group
Saying that Tages is an investor in alternative asset management businesses does not really do justice to its eclectic nature
On the Record: The question of hedging
We asked two European pension funds how they hedge against interest rate risk, as the probability that interest rates will rise over the few next years grows
Strategically Speaking: BlackRock Credit
BlackRock is adding to its global private debt capabilities
On the Record: Manager Due Diligence
The suspension of a GAM fund manager has revived the discussion about due diligence. We asked three pension funds how they deal with it
Strategically Speaking: Allianz Global Investors
The debates over the failures of active managers and parallel growth of passive investment often neglect two important facts
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US economy: Overpricing recession risk
Financial markets have suffered a nasty bout of indigestion since October. The interplay of sentiment and volatility induced widespread pessimism, with added concern that market tantrums could subsequently bleed into the real economy
CLO supply outstrips demand
Do reports of a growing wariness over collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) mean that the good times are over for the investment vehicle?
Briefing: Collateral challenges
Rising interest rates put collateral management strategies to the test
Briefing: Trade war, a primer
Protectionism is becoming more widespread despite the benefits of free trade being understood for more than two centuries