NZ Super Fund uses Canyon and Bain for distressed credit
Matt Whineray · Matt Whineray – Leading New Zealand Super Fund (Capital Allocators, EP.108) · Sep 9, 2019 · at 27:14
Matt Whineray, CEO of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, explains how the fund decides between internal execution and external managers for specific investment strategies.
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“Other things like stress credit, we'll use Canyon or Bain because we're not going to be able to have that expertise in house”
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