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Pension Funds

BCI: British Columbia Investment Management, Explained

BCI is one of Canada's largest pension fund managers, overseeing assets for teachers, healthcare workers, and municipal employees. We explain its mandate, governance model, and investment approach.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Pension Funds

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), Explained

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is Canada's largest educator pension fund with CAD 279.4 billion in net assets. We examine its governance, asset allocation, and influence on global institutional investing.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Pension Funds

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), Explained

The UK's largest private pension scheme — how USS swung from a £14bn deficit and years of strikes to a £10bn surplus, and what its hybrid design means for members.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Sovereign Wealth Funds

New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Explained

A small fund with an outsized reputation — how the NZ Super Fund pre-funds the state pension, and why it pioneered the reference portfolio model now copied worldwide.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Sovereign Wealth Funds

China Investment Corporation (CIC), Explained

China's $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund — how CIC is structured, where it invests, and why its US allocations have become a geopolitical question.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Pension Funds

AustralianSuper, Explained

Australia's largest superannuation fund — how AustralianSuper invests A$410bn for 3.6 million members, and why it is building offices in London, New York and Beijing.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Sovereign Wealth Funds

The Alaska Permanent Fund, Explained

America's largest sovereign-type fund — how Alaska turned oil royalties into an $89bn endowment that pays every resident a dividend, and the structural fight over its future.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
Institutional Investing

What Is Private Credit Market Size

The private credit market has grown to $1.2–$1.3 trillion in deployed assets. We examine market sizing, allocator participation, and structural drivers shaping this asset class.

UAO Editorial · Jun 21, 2026
The Strait reopened on paper · the Gulf's $80 problem · the owners keep buying
Chart of the Day

Chart of the day — 2026-06-20

Brent steadied near $80 while Hormuz transits sit at a tenth of normal. The gap between the priced reopening and the physical one is this week's signal. One chart.

UAO Editorial · Jun 20, 2026