Briefings, research, charts and analysis on the institutions, capital flows and systemic risks shaping long-horizon portfolios.
Global data center power consumption is reshaping electricity grids and creating infrastructure investment opportunities for institutional investors. We examine the grid-demand nexus and implications for energy, tech, and private capital allocation.
Cbus is Australia's largest industry superannuation fund by membership, serving 3 million workers in community services and contract cleaning. With AUD 66 billion in assets, it operates under a unique governance model balancing employer, employee, and independent representation.
Aware Super is Australia's largest public sector superannuation fund with A$160 billion in assets under management. Serving federal and state employees, it operates as a statutory authority balancing defined benefit and accumulation obligations.
AustralianSuper commands the Australian superannuation landscape as the country's largest retail fund. We examine its governance structure, investment approach, and significance for institutional capital allocation.
Local Pensions Partnership consolidates local authority pension assets into two regulated pools. We explain its structure, governance, and significance for institutional allocators managing UK municipal pension liabilities.
Sovereign wealth funds are government-owned investment entities that deploy public capital across global markets. We explain their structure, funding sources, and role in institutional asset allocation.
The NZ Superannuation Fund prefunds New Zealand's aging population retirement costs through a diversified global investment portfolio. As of June 2024, it held NZD 71.4 billion in assets.
ISIF manages €15 billion in strategic capital for Ireland's long-term economic benefit. Established in 2014 and operating independently, it functions as a hybrid between sovereign wealth management and development finance.
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.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is Canada's largest educator pension fund with CAD 254 billion under management. We examine its governance, asset allocation, and influence on global institutional investing.
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.
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.