Asset Allocation
Washington State Investment Board Posts 8.36% Return
The top-tier returns beat other pension plans, boosted by the pension’s plan large commitments to private markets.
Tag: Private Equity
Asset Allocation
Washington State Investment Board Commits Up to $1 Billion to Private Markets
Private markets now make up around 40% of the pension plan’s assets under management.
GP-Led Secondaries Force Investors to be More Reactive
Investors are faced with making more frequent decisions about the status of their private equity relationships as GPs change course.
Congress Investigates Whether PE Firms Are Behind Surprise Medical Bills
House committee asserts unexpected medical bills after emergency care visits could be perpetuated through private equity giants who own the health care facilities.
Risk
University of California Endowment Returns 8.24% in Fiscal 2019
Private equity returns of 27.4% help raise asset value to $126.1 billion.
Research
Private Equity Surges in Southeast Asia
Six ASEAN-focused funds have raised $500 million in the first half of 2019.
Risk
Private Equity Powers VRS Returns, Just Missing Assumed Rate
Fund planning on bulking up private investments.
Marcus Frampton’s Co-Investment Concept
How the Alaska Permanent Fund CIO changed the Sovereign Wealth Fund's PE game.
Alternatives Investors Say Equity Markets Have Peaked
The majority also believe private equity, real-estate markets are overvalued.
Research
Private Equity Powers Public Pension Portfolios
For the seventh straight year, private equity is the top performer for US public pensions.
Risk
Maryland Plan Misses Target, Lowers Assumptions
Private equity again rises to the top, but it’s not enough to help the fund clear its benchmark.
Risk
MassPRIM Misses Fiscal Benchmark by a Hair
Fund’s private equity portfolio pulls returns to 6.1% as equities, timberland lag.
These Are the Top Private Equity Pension Funds in America
Space has returned 10.2% over the past decade.
Newsmakers
CalPERS In-State Investment Program is Up More than 11%
Meanwhile, plan is winding down its money-losing in-state private equity program.
Newsmakers
Navab Capital Partners Closing After Founder’s Untimely Death
Firm decides not to continue ‘without him at the helm.’