Public Pension Funds Commit $100B to Private Equity Strategies in 2025
Limited Partners committed to the asset class despite industry headwinds, according to data from Nasdaq eVestment.
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Valor Equity Partners Distributes $8.5B in SpaceX Equity to LPs
The venture capital firm, an early investor in the aerospace company, is its second-largest shareholder behind Elon Musk.
AIMCo Posts 7.2% H1 Return as Portfolio Shifts Toward Canadian Energy, U.S. Tech
Assets of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. reached C$210.7 billion, with big moves in Cenovus, Enbridge, Nvidia and American index ETFs.
Returns Drive Small August Boost in Corporate Pension Funded Status
Last month’s equity market performance more than offset a slight drop in interest rates.
Connecticut Transfers $1.3B in Excess Revenues to State Pension Funds
The transfer, under the state’s volatility cap program, will add $685.1 million to the employees’ system and $618.9 million to the teachers’ pension fund.
Largest 300 Global Pensions’ Assets Grow by 13.4% in 2025
These funds now manage a collective $27.7 trillion, growing at the fastest rate since 2017, according to WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute.
Oregon Investment Council Adopts New Asset Allocation Policy
The fund will reduce its holdings in private equity while focusing on public market investments.
SpaceX Fuels Ontario Teachers’ 9.5% H1 Return
But the stake may be a drag on Q3 results, as its value has plummeted by nearly $2 billion in two months.
Maryland SRPS Returns 13.19% in Fiscal 2026
Assets of the State Retirement and Pension System rose to $82.1 billion.
OMERS Returns 4.8% in H1, Rotates Tech Stocks
The Canadian pension fund slashed its shares in Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia, but boosted its stakes in Meta, Micron, Intel and AMD.
A New Story Underlies July Corporate Pension Funding Gains
High interest rates offset low equity returns.
La Caisse Returns 5.1% in First Half of Year
The Québecois pension fund reported strong returns in equities and infrastructure, but fell short of its benchmark.
New York City Pension Funds Return 13% in Fiscal 2026
Assets of the five funds reached $326.3 billion.
U.S. Public Pension Funds Consider AI for Productivity Uses
Funds are using artificial intelligence tools to automate routine functions where errors are recoverable and human review is routine, NCPERS reports.
CalSTRS Returns 13.9% in Fiscal 2025-26
Assets of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System increased to $415.4 billion at the end of June.