A global forum for the buy side.

GPFA brings institutional investors together for direct, member-led conversations across the investment business.

GPFA members gathered for a group photograph at a member meeting.

Built around people.
Connected by purpose.

Peers build relationships, share experience, and advance practices that serve the buy side. Every conversation starts with the people in the room.

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Direct connections.
Shared experience.

Asset owners benefit from being able to speak directly with one another. GPFA creates a forum to compare practices, explore peer opportunities, and address the challenges their institutions share.

Founded around peer-to-peer financing, the association now connects teams across the investment business. Members shape the agenda, with greater transparency, choice, and a stronger buy-side perspective at its heart.

Member organizations: 40+
Connected worldwide: Americas · EMEA · Asia-Pacific
Incorporated as a nonprofit: 2020

The agenda starts with members.

Members bring the questions, lead the discussions, and share what they learn. GPFA makes those connections possible.

Four panelists discussing member priorities at a GPFA meeting in Montreal. — Members sharing perspectives at the Montreal annual meeting.

Discussion groups

Connect with counterparts in your field to compare approaches, work through shared challenges, and bring new questions to the table.

Member meetings

Build relationships through regional gatherings, virtual discussions, and an annual meeting hosted by member institutions.

Shared knowledge

Exchange experience through briefings, resources, and the Peer Connections podcast. Keep the conversation going between meetings.

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Across the investment organization.

Conversations connect investment teams and the specialists who support them. Topics evolve as members identify new priorities.

Investment and financing
Treasury and liquidity
Legal and regulation
Risk management
Operations and technology
Private credit and emerging topics

Built on years of peer conversation.

GPFA grew from informal conversations between pension peers into a global, volunteer-led association. That same willingness to share experience continues to guide its work.

2014
Peers begin meeting regularly
US and Canadian pension funds build on earlier informal discussions to share market experience and financing practices.
2020
GPFA is incorporated
CalPERS, HOOPP, OPERS, and SWIB establish the association, with support from eSecLending, Osler, and Credit Benchmark.
Today
A broader conversation
A global community of asset owners connects across regions, investment disciplines, and supporting functions.

Recognized with partnership awards from Institutional Investor in 2021 and Securities Finance Times in 2022.

Led by the membership.

Our elected board sets the association’s direction. Regional and working-group leads bring peers together, supported by the team behind GPFA’s digital platforms.