QIA recruits Asia-focused portfolio manager from CPPIB

Low declined to answer any questions on the nature of his new role. He spent nearly a dozen years at CPPIB, over half of it as a principal in the Asia private equity group. This was followed by stints in business management and in listed and pre-IPO investments. Latterly, Low served as a portfolio manager for active equities in Asia, covering metaverse, blockchain and hydrogen themes.

QIA was established in 2005 and introduced a more formal top-down asset allocation model three years ago. A reference portfolio is designed to meet long-term objectives and this filters through to annual and medium-term investment plans for each investment team. The sovereign wealth fund is active across credit and fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, public equities, and alternatives.

According to Global SWF, QIA has USD 450bn in assets under management, making it the 14th largest public pension fund or sovereign wealth fund globally. Its alternatives allocation – which includes private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and hedge funds – is 41%.

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