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.
Universal Asset Owners
Briefings, research, charts and analysis on the institutions, capital flows and systemic risks shaping long-horizon portfolios.
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.
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.
Pension Funds
CPP Investments vs OTPP vs OMERS: Canada's Pension Giants Compared
How CPP Investments, Ontario Teachers' and OMERS compare on size, returns and funding — and what the Maple Eight have in common.
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.
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.
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.
The Simulation Desk
Simulation Desk: AI data-center capex air-pocket transmits to power & private credit
Agent-based stress test of 'AI data-center capex air-pocket transmits to power & private credit' — 5 blind-spot probes for the desk. 0pp, calibration-gated.