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Mr. Aakko is an executive vice president and account manager in the Newport Beach office, servicing institutional clients. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2010, he was a managing director and portfolio manager in Global Portfolio Solutions within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). His prior experience with GSAM includes roles as head of risk management and head of fixed income for manager selection. Before joining GSAM, Mr. Aakko worked with the International Finance Corporation at the World Bank. He has 15 years of investment experience and holds master's and bachelor's degrees in finance from Helsinki School of Economics.

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February 2013 ​Expanding the Toolkit for Monitoring Your Equity Managers
Investors may want to consider active share when assessing whether and how their active equity managers add value beyond a passive benchmark.
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A mainstay of modern pension fund management, overlay strategies typically involve the replication of an asset class, market, or risk factor exposure.
June 2012 Liquidity Lessons: The Critical Importance of Budgeting for Overlay Strategies

​In 2008, many pension plans using overlay strategies found themselves suddenly short of the liquid assets needed to satisfy collateral calls. Advanced planning is more important than ever.
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