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Tag: Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Asset Management Culture
CalPERS Taps Yup Kim as Private Equity Investment Director
He joins the $407.5 billion pension giant from Alaska’s sovereign wealth fund.
Pensions
Alaska Permanent Fund Returns 2% in Fiscal 2020
The sovereign wealth fund beat a passive index benchmark, but missed its return target.
Alternatives
Alaska Permanent Fund Contemplates a New Dalio-Backed Gold Allocation
The new allocation would provide the portfolio with a new risk-mitigating asset class, citing the support of Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Alaska Spending Blueprint Drops Residents’ Oil Dividend by 38%, Gives No Direct Virus Aid
Base cause: The state’s sovereign wealth fund dropped 10% last month, as oil prices plummeted in the coronavirus crash.
What’s the Answer to Low Returns for Pension Programs? Alts
Funds that favor alts are doing well, as some plans show. Quite well.
Asset Management Culture
Investors Adjusting Their Travel Practices Due to Coronavirus
Some of the country’s largest institutional investors are taking precautionary steps to protect their staff from the virus.
The Untapped Potential of Infrastructure Investments’ Influence on Humanity
Investments in infrastructure can perpetuate on the advancement of our societies, while providing attractive defensive elements to a portfolio.
Alaska’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Is Tapped to Boost State Coffers
A drop in oil prices has produced a revenue shortfall for the state government, which has turned to the kitty providing Alaskans with annual dividends.
Asset Allocation
Alaska Contemplates Market Trends for Next Asset Allocation Strategy
CIO Marcus Frampton discusses the implications of each asset class while preparing for a new strategic asset allocation.
Marcus Frampton’s Co-Investment Concept
How the Alaska Permanent Fund CIO changed the Sovereign Wealth Fund's PE game.
Newsmakers
Alaska Shoots for $3 Billion in Private Markets Investments Next Year
Robust growth anticipated for its direct and co-investment strategies across private equity, private credit, and infrastructure.
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.
The SEC’s Newest Proposals Would Make Private Equity a Bit Easier on the Eyes
New rules would make the PE arena a lot more navigable, welcoming, and lucrative.
Newsmakers
New Alaska Permanent Fund Chief to Head CIO Podcast
Marcus Frampton to discuss co-investment strategies, CIO challenges.