Briefings, research, charts and analysis on the institutions, capital flows and systemic risks shaping long-horizon portfolios.
Norway asks to hold roughly US$80bn less in Treasuries and says it never needed that many; Oregon cuts private equity again; and the executive who built HOOPP's C$24bn private equity book turns up in Abu Dhabi.
Norway books a record half and warns you off it, the Caisse beats its equity index and still misses its benchmark, and IMCO's CIO resigns — along with the job itself.
CalPERS records its strongest return in five years and reaches 85% funded status. Plus: BlackRock at $15.34 trillion, Taiwan's $3 billion climate mandate, and PIF's nonbinding I Squared agreement.
Verizon closes its investment office, CalPERS buys into Russell, and Hormuz returns as a live portfolio risk.
The world's sovereigns and central banks are not just changing asset classes — they are changing what "safe" means. Grids, gold, the AI stack and simpler operating models.
Sovereigns and pensions are changing the assumptions: NZ Super marks down its benchmark, La Caisse defends engagement over divestment, PIF goes 80/20.
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