Pensions
New York Common Earmarks Nearly $3B in Investments in August
The $268 billion pension fund allotted the bulk of its commitments to public equities, real estate, and credit investments.
Tag: Real Estate
Corporate Moves
Ares to Acquire Real Estate Asset Manager GCP International
The deal will double Ares Real Estate’s assets to $96 billion.
Asset Allocation
New York Common Cashes Out $3.3B Worth of Strategic Partnerships
The pension giant also committed another $1 billion to a BlackRock climate fund after dumping nearly $4 billion in public equities earlier this year.
Asset Allocation
New York State Pension Boosts Private Equity Investments
More than half of the $1.3 billion in June commitments were made within the NYSCRF’s PE portfolio.
Pensions
Rhode Island Pension Returns 10.47% in Fiscal 2024
Assets of the ERSRI system rose to $11.369 billion.
Pensions
UC Investments Reaps Big Returns From Index Fund Shunning Fossil Fuels, Tobacco
Some $1.3 billion of the University of California’s $16 billion fiscal 2024 investment gain came from one S&P 500 index fund.
Asset Allocation
Sovereign Wealth Funds Shift Into More Tech and Green Energy
The SWFs also are pushing more into real estate as valuations drop, report says.
Research
Why REITs Return More Than Directly Owned Properties
For allocators, real estate investment trusts, which boast higher liquidity, come out ahead across the board, a CEM Benchmarking study finds.
Asset Allocation
39% of Family Offices Are Crypto Investors or Are Eyeing It
The findings were part of BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s first report on these funds.
Asset Allocation
Alaska Permanent Increases Private Equity and Income While Cutting Real Estate
The state's sovereign wealth fund also reported a $1.5 billion increase in asset value during 2024's first quarter.
Asset Allocation
New York State Pension Cashes Out of $1.9 Billion Public Equity Fund
The $260 billion pension giant also allocated $1.6 billion across a variety of investments in March.
Research
Asset Managers Show Strong Efforts at DEI, Survey Finds
Callan study shows that 70% of them have a formal policy to deliver diversity, equity and inclusion.
Opinion
The End of Easy Money: Institutional Investors and the Private Markets
It will take time for the system to work through what is effectively a liquidity queue.
Asset Allocation
New York State Pension Commits $550M in February
More than $400 million of the investment was made within the pension fund’s real estate portfolio.
Newsmakers
CDPQ Promotes Otéra Capital CEO to Lead Newly Consolidated Real Estate Division
Rana Ghorayeb will oversee the pension fund’s $57 billion portfolio as it consolidates its Ivanhoé Cambridge and Otéra Capital subsidiaries.