Pensions
CalPERS Approves New Private Assets Allocation in Private Equity Push
The pension fund will increase private market assets to 40% of its portfolio, up from 33%, reducing equities and fixed income.
They provide diversification, and use of them will grow, a Schroders survey finds.
The pension giant’s public equity portfolio returned 16.7% for the year, but the overall portfolio fell short of its 7% target.
But the institutional investors revamped their approach to the asset class after it failed to protect them when equities tanked in 2022.
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Schroders says the pandemic exacerbated the need to diversify away from equity/bond market volatility.