Insurers Further Embrace Private Assets, Especially Private Credit
Approximately 62% of insurers plan to increase their private markets allocations, according to a survey of insurance CIOs conducted by Goldman Sachs.
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Infrastructure, Real Assets Make Attractive Additions to Fixed-Income Portfolios
The asset classes can provide significant diversification and are uncorrelated with other fixed-income investments.
Institutional Investors Expect to Raise Risk Tolerance for Private Markets
Private infrastructure is attracting more attention from pensions, sovereign wealth funds and endowments, per a Nuveen survey.
Ontario Teachers’ Nets 9.4% Return, Assets Grow to $185.5B
The fund touted strong returns across equities, credit and inflation-sensitive assets.
Boston Celtics Sold to Consortium of Investors, Including Sixth Street
Symphony Technology Group CIO Bill Chisholm is the lead investor in the $6.1 billion deal for one of the NBA’s most recognizable and valuable franchises.
Deglobalization Has Portfolio Implications, per PGIM
According to research from the asset manager, the world is in an era of two tracks—the 25% now deglobalizing and the 75% still integrating into the world economy.
WTW Promotes Baker to Chief Strategist, Pliner to CIO
As of April 1, Craig Baker will oversee the firm’s investment strategy, while Jon Pliner will take over as CIO.
Broad PRT Market Growth Continued in 2024
LIMRA reported single-premium pension risk transfer sales hit $51.8 billion last year.
NBIM Appoints Nicolai Tangen to 2nd Term as CEO
Originally named to the post in 2020, Tangen will serve another five years managing Norway’s $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund.
OMERS’ Ralph Berg Shines a Spotlight on Infrastructure
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System CIO explains his fund’s approach to infrastructure, asset allocation, U.S. tariffs and the Canadian model.
LACERA’s Grabel Emphasizes ‘Strategic Asset Allocation’
During a CIO webinar interview, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association CIO Jonathan Grabel explained how the fund designs its portfolio.
CIO Interview Series: Jonathan Grabel, CIO, LACERA
Jonathan Grabel, CIO of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, spoke with CIO as a part of the 2025 CIO interview webinar series about asset allocation, how a plan can construct a portfolio against the changing dynamic of interest rates, and more.
US Equities Lead 9.8% PennSERS Return for 2024
The pension fund raised its asset value by $3.5 billion to $38.7 billion despite ending the year with a Q4 loss.
Report Claims CalPERS’ Sustainability Portfolio Runs on Oil
However, the largest pension fund in the U.S. says the pro-investment approach is more effective than divestment.