The Viking from Sienna
Sweden may not have been very imaginative in naming the “buffer funds” in its pension system: There’s AP1, AP2, AP3, and, yes, AP4. But it’s been much more imaginative in investing the nation’s pension assets.
Playing in the Ivy League
Columbia University, founded in 1754, has turned out a distinguished array of graduates, from Alexander Hamilton to Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt and W
Investing with an Eye to the Upside and Downside
Cecilia Blomquist, CIO of PP Pension Tjänstepensionsförening (Occupational Pension Association) in Sweden, pays as much attention to positivity in leadership as she does to the downs
Anja Mikus, CEO and CIO KENFO - The Fund to Finance the German Nuclear Waste Management
Last one out, please turn off the lights and lock the door. No, that’s not how you close down a nuclear reactor.
Stepping into the Sunshine
Molly Murphy, CIO of the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), is about longevity as much as the $20 billion fund she oversees.
You Can Go Home Again
Who says you can’t go home again? When Kelli Washington left her native Cleveland 30 years ago, she was a bright teenager going off to Washington University in St.
Staying Neutral in a Crisis
Noriko Ogawa, the Managing Director and Investment Director at the Benesse Group Pension Fund in Okayama, Japan, is used to crisis
Adding Spices to the Recipe
Canada is increasingly being recognized for its distinctive pension fund model, characterized by a small number of big funds and their heavy emphasis on managing assets inhouse.
