Pensions
New York Common Retirement Fund Cuts Public Equities in Favor of Alts
The $242 billion pension giant reported a robust 4.51% investment return in Q3 of its fiscal year.
Tag: Public Equity
Risk
IPOs: Off to a Poor Start as 2023 Kicks Off
A mere 15 offerings have been filed thus far, fewer than in previous years.
Asset Allocation
New Mexico Teachers’ Fund Scores Small Gain for Fiscal Year
In a tough time for investments, the fund logs a 1% portfolio increase.
Asset Allocation
Illinois TRS Commits Nearly $6 Billion
Fund reported 26 commitments and two terminations between February and May.
Asset Allocation
CalPERS’ New Asset Allocation Kicks In July 1
The $442 billion pension fund is shifting money out of public equity and into private equity and other alts.
Asset Allocation
Ohio Teachers’ Pension Increases Alts and Fixed Income Targets, Decreases Public Equities
The pension was also able to implement a cost-of-living adjustment thanks to high returns this past year.
Newsmakers
Private Equity Drove CalPERS’ Strong Q4 2021 Returns
The pension fund reported 1.2% returns over its benchmark for calendar year 2021.
Newsmakers
New York Common Returns 4.74% in Q3
This quarter’s returns were significantly better than the last one’s.
Newsmakers
Notre Dame, USC Endowments Return 53.2%, 43.2% for 2021
Robust returns raise the asset values for Notre Dame and USC’s endowments to $20.3 billion and $8 billion, respectively.
Asset Allocation
Wellcome Trust Saw 34.5% Returns for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. Here Was Its Strategy.
This is the British health care charity’s best-performing year in two decades.
Corporate Moves
Penn SERS CIO Seth Kelly Resigns
He leaves the pension fund after less than a year on the job; Deputy CIO James Nolan will take over as acting CIO.
Tactical Shifts: How Institutional Investors Are Adjusting Asset Mixes Now
Private credit, real estate, emerging markets. Here are the ways CIOs at HOOPP, the James Irvine Foundation, and two others are solving the allocation puzzle.
Asset Management Culture
Pennsylvania Fund Debates How Best to Invest in Today’s Environment
Low stock valuations and bond yields leave PSERS questioning next moves.
Risk
Texas TRS Looks to Replace Some Public Equity Allocation with Private Credit
The fund’s new CIO Jase Auby describes the portfolio’s new path forward.
Virginia Will Lower Assume Rate of Return for Its Retirement Fund
The state’s system will make changes to asset allocations and benchmarks, too.