Market Moves
Oman Investment Authority Returns 9.95% in 2023
The sovereign wealth fund saw its assets grow to $49.87 billion.
News
Asset Allocation
Alaska Permanent Increases Private Equity and Income While Cutting Real Estate
The state's sovereign wealth fund also reported a $1.5 billion increase in asset value during 2024's first quarter.
Opinion
Transparent Strategies for Sovereign Wealth Funds: Policy Recommendations on Private Equity
The experience of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global as a case study.
Asset Allocation
How Sustainability Disclosures and Regulations Benefit Investors
Information becoming available under new regulatory disclosures can be beneficial for investors looking to make sustainable investments.
Asset Allocation
Investing in the Inputs
How investors are capitalizing on the need for sustainable building materials.
Asset Allocation
Taking Wing: Renewable Aviation Fuel Could Have a Strong Investment Future
Chevron and smaller companies bet that animal fats, trash and sugar, among other offbeat things, will power airplanes.
Corporate Moves
Ackman Firm’s Projected Market Cap Is $10 billion
His Pershing Square plans a 2025 IPO, and recently sold a 10% stake worth $1 billion.
Pensions
Pennsylvania PSERS Returns 8.62% in 2023
The fund also made over $760 million in commitments to managers.
Asset Allocation
Institutional Investors Reaffirm Support for Climate Action 100+ Following Departures
Despite the exit of some major firms, asset managers representing $4.6 trillion say they remain committed to the initiative.
Asset Allocation
Allocator Group Calls for Cash Hurdles in Hedge Fund Fees
A letter signed by 29 institutional investors calls for hedge funds to outperform cash before charging incentive fees.
Corporate Moves
J.P. Morgan Agrees to Pay $200M to Settle CFTC Charges of Supervisory Failure
The regulator said the magnitude of data gaps in the firm’s surveillance was so large that it missed billions of orders.
Pensions
Korean National Pension Service Returns 5.82% in Q1, Plans Boost to Alternatives
Assets of the pension rose to $797 billion during the quarter, boosted by U.S. tech stocks.
Pensions
Mass PRIM Allocates More Than $2B to Credit Managers in New Commitments
The pensions board approved $3.5 billion in total commitments, and saw its assets grow to $104.2 billion.
Newsmakers
Church Commissioners for England Appoints Poppy Allonby as Endowment CIO
Allonby’s appointment as investment chief of the $12.74 billion fund is effective September.
Asset Allocation
Norway’s Central Bank Adds 3 Firms to Government Pension Fund Global’s Exclusion List
The $1.65 trillion pension giant is prohibited from investing in Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Weichai Power and L3Harris Technologies.