The $38 billion pension fund is moving to diversify as well as expand its investment team. We speak to its new head of investments, Chompoopen Sirithorn.
Thailand’s state asset owners are showcases for the damage caused by poor governance. Data shows drift, a lack of good governance, and a basic failure by government to pay attention has doomed a generation of savers.
The $28 billion institution has chosen which firms will manage $200 million of its international portfolio. It will award mandates for another $400 million in 2012.
The $25 billion state institution is making its first moves into foreign equities and property and boosting its exposure to international fixed income with three $200 million mandates, one for each asset class.