Insights and best practices from global asset owners | part 1

In part 1 of this episode, we explore the Global Asset Owner Peer Study on best practices conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute, in partnership with the Future Fund. With insights from 26 major funds managing over $6 trillion, the study explores emerging trends, challenges, and best practices in asset ownership.

Join us for expert insights from Kristin Magnusson Bernard, Chief Executive Officer of AP1 and study participant, and Roger Urwin, Co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute and chief architect of the study. Tune in to gain valuable perspectives from industry leaders on navigating the future of investments in an increasingly complex world.

And keep an ear out for part 2 of this episode, out in October.

Given the ever-changing environment we’re in, I think a lot about our people. How will they find the energy to stay curious, to stay the course, to constantly learn, to constantly evaluate what they do? So, we keep executing our strategy, but we never, ever get too set in our ways. Because there is, really, this balance between staying the course and adapting as you go.

Kristin Magnusson Bernard, Chief Executive Officer, AP1

In this study, we focused more on the organisational alpha rather than the portfolio alpha. Obviously, we looked into asset allocation trends and many dimensions of what’s in the portfolio. But we were more interested in how the organisation is configured and if it is fit for this increasingly challenging environment.

Roger Urwin, Co-founder, Thinking Ahead Institute

Related pages

Summary report: Global Asset Owner Peer Study Report
Virtual event series: Systems Curriculum

Research hub: Global Asset Owner Peer Study on best practices
Press release: World’s largest investors increasingly concerned on ‘systemic risks’
Event: Exchange+: TAI & Future Fund Global Asset Owner Peer Study summit on beliefs and best practices



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