Corporate Moves
Connecticut Pension Fund Poaches LACERA’s Ted Wright to be New CIO
He replaces Laurie Martin as head of the $40 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds.
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Europe’s Venture Capital Finally Flowers, Luring Institutional Investors
Why big allocators on this side of the Atlantic, like CalSTRS, CPPIB, and OMERS, are seeding Old World newbie companies.
Why Venture Capital Is Doing So Well
With stocks and bonds offering meager futures, pension plans and other investors find under-appreciated VC beats another alt, private equity, which grabs all the attention.
CIO Roundtable (Part 3): The Coronavirus’ Chain Reaction on Asset Allocation, Modern Society, and Portfolio Performance
Chief investment officers discuss their approaches in keeping their asset allocation strategies distinct when asset performance is out of control.
CIO Roundtable (Part 1): How Top Asset Allocators are Dealing with Today’s Volatile Market
Asset allocators from the most prominent US institutions offer wisdom and advice to the industry and discuss the pandemic’s effects on their funds.
News
Los Angeles Explores Direct Infrastructure Investment Strategy for Local Projects
LACERA expands its analysis of alternative investment strategies to engage with the real asset class for the first time.
News
Los Angeles Lays Out Tentative Strategy for First-Time Real Assets Portfolio
Pension picks up infrastructure for the first time, and forms a new inaugural ‘real assets’ strategy.
How Asset Balancing Has Gotten More Complex
Bring on the exotica: Public pension plans are going lighter on stocks and bonds, as their alt ownership has almost quadrupled.
Newsmakers
No More Limos for LACERA Board’s Travels
Board votes to mandate additional restrictions on travel permissions after current practices draw scrutiny.
Newsmakers
LACERA Board Sacks CEO Lou Lazatin
Fund launches executive search immediately, putting Chief Counsel Steven Rice in charge for now.
Asset Allocation
LACERA Beefs Up Its Investment in Chinese Bioscience
First VC investment of 2019 helps the pension plan increase its exposure to the world’s fastest-growing healthcare sector.
LACERA Explores PE Sale
RFP says $1.25 billion of private equity assets could be sold at a secondary sale.
LACERA CEO to Retire in October
Assistant executive officer to become interim CEO.