Newsmakers
Anup Agarwal Named CIO, Head of Ares Insurance Solutions
The insurance boss previously oversaw $200 billion at Global Atlantic.
News
Corporate Moves
Fidelity Looks to Expand in Asset Tokenization
The firm recently listed a tokenized money market fund.
Opinion
A New Dawn for Digital Assets: From Uncertainty to Action in the U.S.
Changes in Washington have made it clear ‘we’ve entered an era of building,’ writes the CIO of a sovereign fund.
Corporate Moves
Nuveen Launches Partnership With Temasek, Hunter Point Capital
The two firms will take stakes in and make commitments to Nuveen Private Capital.
Pensions
US Public Defined Benefit Returns Beat Targets By A Mile
The median return of 11.3% for fiscal year 2025 topped the funds’ assumed rates of return by 430 basis points.
Asset Allocation
NBIM Acquires NYC Office Tower for $542.6 Million From CalSTRS, Silverstein
Norges Bank Investment Management will own 95% of 1177 Avenue of the Americas.
Alternatives
Demand for Data Centers, Energy Creates a Gold Rush for Infrastructure Investors
Asset owners and managers are pouring hundreds of billions into the construction of infrastructure for the AI ecosystem, although the horizon is not entirely clear.
Alternatives
Risk Factors Are Rising in Private Credit, Performance Harder to Predict
Private markets are more sensitive to interest rates, inflation and tariffs, while there are questions about how private credit will hold up in a significant correction.
Alternatives
How Asset Owners Are Thinking About Private Markets
Liquidity requirements reframe the need for diversification.
Asset Allocation
Canada Pension Plan’s Allocation to Energy Stocks Surges In Q2
Tech stocks remained the $527.3 billion pension fund’s top holdings, led by Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple, despite dumping 22% of its Alphabet shares.
Opinion
Why Benchmark Choice May Be The Most Strategic Investment Decision
Two leaders from CEM Benchmarking offer insights on how benchmark selection strategy can shape investment performance outcomes.
Newsmakers
Churchill Asset Management Names Michael Foley Head of Institutional
Foley joins the Nuveen affiliate from Franklin Templeton.
Asset Allocation
La Caisse’s Equities Portfolio Leads 4.6% First Half Return
The Québec pension fund’s asset value rose to $357.5 billion.
Opinion
A Holistic Evaluation of Custom Solutions
Using a holistic value measurement framework is an important evolution when evaluating the performance of an outsourced investment provider, writes an executive from Chestnut Advisory Group.
Pensions
Wyoming Retirement System Returns 12.3% in 2025 Fiscal Year
Assets of WRS rose to $12.1 billion.