

#25 Leaders in Investment podcast: Simon Pilcher, Chief Executive Officer, USS Investment Management
In conversation with Liam Kennedy, Editorial Director, IPE. In this episode of IPE’s Leaders in Investment, Simon Pilcher, CEO of USS Investment Management, asset manager for the UK’s £77bn Universities Superannuation Scheme discusses their role as a universal owner, the advantages of running an o…

#24 Leaders in Investment podcast: Manfred Brenner and Poul Thybo, CIO and Head of Investments respectively for Austrian pension fund APK
In this episode of Leaders in Investment, IPE Editorial Director Liam Kennedy speaks with Manfred Brenner and Poul Thybo, CIO and Head of Investments respectively for Austrian pension fund APK. Manfred Brenner and Poul Thybo, CIO and Head of Investments respectively for Austrian pension fund APK d…

#23 Leaders in Investment podcast: Tom Mergaerts, CEO, Amonis
In this episode of Leaders in Investment, Tom Mergaerts, CEO of Belgium’s not-for-profit Amonis pension discusses his investment philosophy, the dangers of inflation and his goal of making Amonis the provider of choice for all of Belgium’s self-employed liberal professionals. Themes include the sp…

#22 Leaders in Investment podcast: Stephen O’Neill, Head of Infrastructure & Natural Capital at NEST Invest
In this episode, Stephen O’Neill, Head of Infrastructure & Natural Capital at NEST Invest – the £55bn, 13 million member DC master trust which holds the savings of one in three UK workers – offers his perspective on themes including the energy transition as a tailwind for the renewables sector; the…

#21 Leaders in Investment podcast: Dan Mikulskis, Chief Investment Officer, People’s Partnership
In this episode of Leaders in Investment, IPE Editorial Director Liam Kennedy speaks with Dan Mikulskis, CIO of the People’s Partnership, non-profit provider of The People’s Pension, the £36bn DC master trust about a variety of topics including delivering value for scheme members; the fund’s insist…

#20 Jan-Willem Ruisbroek, Managing Director Global Infrastructure & Private Natural Capital, APG
This episode of Leaders in Investment was recorded live on stage at the IPE Real Assets Infrastructure & Natural Capital Global Conference & Awards in Rotterdam. In the interview Jan-Willem is interviewed by IPE Real Assets Editor in Chief Richard Lowe. They discuss why pension funds should look to…

#19 Leaders in Investment podcast: Arjan van Wieren, Head of Real Assets, MN
In this episode Arjan van Wieren of €150bn Dutch fiduciary manager MN explains the four distinct risk factors that are incorporated into each mandate, the potential investment impact of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, and megatrends likely to affect real assets investments. "I think that Europe as a c…

#18 Leaders in Investment podcast: Adam Matthews, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Church of England Pensions Board and Chair, Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030
In Episode #18 Adam Matthews discusses the impetus behind the Commission’s formation, its collaboration with pension funds from around the world and how its work in the extractives sector provides a roadmap for investors looking to implement transparency and reporting standards in other sectors. “…

#17 Leaders in Investment podcast: Paul Clark, Non-Executive Director and Senior Adviser, Former Head of Real Assets Europe, AustralianSuper
In Episode #17 of IPE’s Leaders in Investment podcast series, Paul Clark, who recently retired from his position as Head of Real Assets Europe at AustralianSuper, discusses the changes he has seen in the industry over nearly 40 years, his certainty that the world’s great cities will survive and end…

Barry Kenneth, Chief Investment Officer of the Pension Protection Fund
In Episode #16 of IPE’s Leaders in Investment podcast series, Barry Kenneth, Chief Investment Officer of the Pension Protection Fund – the £39bn UK pensions ‘lifeboat’, speaks with IPE Editorial Director Liam Kennedy about seizing opportunities in the wake of the 2022 gilt crisis, his thoughts on i…