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Fund of the Month (Jun'26): UK's Border to Coast Pensions Partnership

1st June, 2026

On April 1, 2026, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership became the UK’s largest, and Europe’s sixth largest institutional investor, with US$ 158 billion in assets. We were delighted to speak with its Chief Investment Officer (Mr. Joe McDonnell) and its Chief Stakeholder Officer (Mr. Ewan McCulloch), about the fund’s growth, the current strategy to put that capital to work, and the outlook.

Fund of the Month (May'26): South Africa's GEPF

1st May, 2026

South Africa’s GEPF is the continent’s largest institutional investor, with a US$ 144 billion portfolio as of March 31, 2025, which is invested by its asset manager organization, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). We were delighted to speak with GEPF’s Principal Executive Officer, Mr. Musa Mabesa, about the fund’s growth, the current strategy to put that capital to work, and its future outlook.

Fund of the Month (Feb'26): Sweden’s Andra AP-fonden (AP2)

1st February, 2026

AP2 is one of Sweden’s buffer funds and plays a key role in safeguarding the long-term sustainability of the national pension system. On January 1, 2026, AP2 officially integrated the capital managed by AP6, a pure private equity play. We were pleased to speak with Ms. Eva Halvarsson (CEO) about the recent consolidation of the AP funds, AP2’s portfolio strategy and its climate objectives.

Pensions, Startups, and the British Business Bank’s Big Gamble

8th May, 2025

A low-profile regulatory approval this week may trigger one of the UK government’s boldest economic experiments of the past decade.

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Fund of the Month (Dec'24): Zambia’s National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA)

1st December, 2024

The investment landscape of Zambia is quite diverse, with several pension schemes, and there are plans to establish a SWF. NAPSA is the largest pension scheme and is a mandatory scheme covering both the public and private sector, except security personnel. We were delighted to speak with the fund’s Director General, Mr. Muyangwa Muyangwa, about NAPSA’s background, portfolio, and future plans.

Fund of the Month (Sep'24): Australian Retirement Trust (ART)

1st September, 2024

ART was born in February 2022 following the merger between SunSuper and QSuper, the largest in the history of Australia’s superannuation industry. The fund continues to grow with over US$ 200 bn and 2.4 mn members, and it recently announced the proposed merger with another fund, Qantas Super. We were delighted to speak with ART’s Head of Investment Strategy, Andrew Fisher, about the fund’s plans and goals.

Fund of the Month (May'24): Seventh AP Fund (AP7)

1st May, 2024

AP7 is the state alternative to the private investment funds offered within the Swedish premium pension system. The fund has been the best performing State-Owned Investor globally in the past decade, and recently announced plans to increase the allocation to alternative asset classes from 4% up to 20% of the portfolio. We had the pleasure of speaking with its CEO, Mr. Pål Bergström, about the fund’s success, strategy, and future objectives.