CalSTRS Wants to Increase Internal Management
Hundreds of millions in cost savings could be at stake, but building additional external capabilities won’t be easy.
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CalSTRS and Illinois Treasury Officials Win Prestigious Fellowships
June Kim and Rodrigo Garcia join 20 other finance professionals in Aspen Institute program.
Allocators in Emerging Markets Find Big Outperformance in Small Packages
Smaller, specialized investments in managers and opportunities is a pathway to outperformance in emerging markets.
Ohio PERS to End Emerging Manager Program
Fee savings not enough for CIO Paul Greff to continue effort to enlist newcomer firms.
New Bill Would Make Matching Pension Contributions with Student Loan Repayments
Senate Democrats’ new proposition could benefit pension contribution rates around the country.
Two States Assail Alabama Following Abortion Ban
Maryland comptroller Franchot says pension money will not be used to ‘subsidize extremism.’
10th Annual CIO Summit Insights Wow Attendees
ESG, tech, farmland, and geopolitics among top talks at this year’s two-day event.
CalPERS Private Equity Co-Investment Plan Could Be Announced Next Month
CalPERS stopped its co-investment program in 2016. Now CIO Ben Meng wants a restart.
CIO Innovation Awards: Nominations Open
Nominate your best asset owners and managers for this years 10th annual bash.
CalSTRS Stresses the ‘Importance of Acting Quickly’ to Maintain Funding Progress
Update on the pension’s 2014 funding plan illustrates the risks, rewards, and strategies to be aware of.
At Morningstar: Using Factors in Fixed Income Investing Remains Difficult
Equity strategies may not stand up to the complexity of the fixed income markets.
At Morningstar: Asness Has No Simple Answer to Quant Strategy Losses
AQR CIO says firm is sticking with strategy until proven otherwise.
At Morningstar: Bond Fund Managers Suggest Investors Build Liquidity
One sees parallels to 2007 in current market conditions.
This Week’s CIO Summit: Asset Owners to Debate ESG, Team Building, Capital Preservation
Second day will wrap up the conference with a closed-door, CIO-only session.
At Morningstar: PIMCO CEO Sees Growing Business in Private Credit Market
While currently a small part of overall business, private credit could help pension funds meet returns.