The assets under management of the world’s 100 largest asset owners totalled US$26.3 trillion as of the end of 2023, up 12.3 per cent from the previous year, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. It found, as of Dec. 31, 2023, the top 20 assets owners made up 55.6 per cent […]
Four of Canada’s largest pension funds have been ranked among the top 10 global pension funds for demonstrating best practices in governance, sustainability and resilience, according to a new report by data platform Global SWF. The assessment tool, which reviews the practices and efforts of state-owned sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds, gave the […]
Despite the key differences between sovereign wealth funds and public pension plans, the two institutional investors are quite similar in that they’re large, state-owned, sophisticated pools of capital. However, on average, the two types of organizations approach their real estate investments differently, according to a new paper by McKay Price, Collins-Goodman chair in real estate […]
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