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 discuss their portfolio allocation, strategic thinking across many asset classes, as well as their views on forthcoming technological breakthroughs.

Topics include their belief that investment in innovation and technology is essential for future returns; the fund’s ‘full spectrum’ approach to private equity investing; their growing allocation and approach to venture capital funds; taking risks on investment themes versus in single companies and being an early investor in Chinese markets.

This episode of Leaders in Investment is sponsored by UBS.

“We started investing in venture to get exposure than to the new and at some time unproven technologies, but also to things that could be really disruptive.”

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