Newsmakers
State Employee Retirements at CalPERS Jump 15% in 2020
The pension system says the spike was ‘predicted’ and figured into planning for the $389 billion fund.
Tag: CalSTRS
CalSTRS Lambasts Exxon’s Red Ink and Carbon Capture Venture
The oil giant shows that it needs fresh faces in its boardroom, says the pension fund.
Risk
Institutional Investors Demand Political Transparency from BlackRock
State treasurers and public pension funds say they fear an erosion of political stability after the attack on US Capitol.
Asset Management Culture
Veteran Series: Chris Ailman—‘A World Class Asset Manager’
Two decades into his tenure, the investment chief continues to lead US public pension funds into the future.
Asset Allocation
Special Report: How Private Credit, Subject of Scary Forecasts, Came Out a Winner
Institutional investors like Arizona’s pension plan have done pretty well with this newly popular asset class.
Investors’ Dilemma: Buy Stocks in Growing China, or Not?
Beijing’s hard-line policies and investing hurdles complicate the decision.
Index-Besotted Institutions Miss Out on Good Deal: Stock Pickers
Sure, passive beats active hollow overall, but ferreting out the market beaters is worth it. Some pension funds heartily agree, some really don’t.
Asset Management Culture
CalSTRS Pressures Exxon to Be More Climate-Friendly, Backing Outside Directors Slate
The nation’s second-largest pension fund joins an activist investor in proxy push to elect four board members.
Promise of Private Debt Burns Bright—With a Big If
How the burgeoning asset class plans to navigate the risky pandemic economy.
Asset Allocation
CalSTRS Allocates $1 Billion to Direct Lending Firm Owl Rock Capital
The mandate includes opportunistic credit and diversified lending strategies.
Why Natural Gas Is the Energy Investment of the Future
Renewable sources like wind and solar may not be enough. Pension plan investors weigh the odds.
Pensions
Group Urges US Financial Regulators to Act Now on Climate Change
Investors with combined $1 trillion in assets back letter to address ‘systemic financial risk.’
How Pension CIOs Are Dealing With the Pandemic Storm
Handling asset rebalancing, maintaining board relations, and dealing with outside managers with big ideas are important items on plan managers’ agendas.
Corporate Moves
CalSTRS Searches for Director of Investment Services
The position on the senior investments team will replace COIO Debra Smith, who retired this month after 24 years at the fund.
Asset Allocation
CalSTRS Mandates More Money from State, Employers to Absolve Growing Deficit
The pension was about 66% funded before the COVID-19 pandemic.