Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Strive for elegance on fees: consultant

Albourne's John Claisse says hedge funds must make more flexible arrangements with managers to survive and points to the ‘1 or 30’ model for its simple approach to putting the focus on alpha.

Amanda WhiteOctober 9, 2017

TRS told innovative partnerships will drive returns

The Texas Teachers Retirement System (TRS) continues to build innovative relationships with its managers, the latest of which has seen it take a $250-million equity stake in asset manager Bridgewater Associates LP.

SAM RILEYFebruary 22, 2012

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Texas Teachers examines incentive pay to staff

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has reviewed the benchmarks it used to calculate investment staff compensation after concerns were raised over the level of bonuses it paid to senior staff earlier in the year.

SAM RILEYAugust 17, 2011

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Texas Teachers looks to hedge bets in low-returns world

Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) will look to investments in hedge funds to maintain its position as one of the best performing public pension funds in the United States, its chief investment officer Britt Harris told trustees at its recent board meeting.

SAM RILEYJune 22, 2011

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Texas CIO dismisses calls for flexibility

A successful tactical bet by the investment team of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas fuelled a heated debate at the April investment committee meeting which concluded with chief investment officer, Britt Harris, dismissing the need for more flexibility in the fund’s policy statement.

Amanda WhiteJune 1, 2011

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Bridging the gap between public and private pensions

The United States private sector retirement system could adopt some particular elements of the public sector retirement system to bring the differences between the two back into balance, according to NASRA research director, Keith Brainard.

MIRANDA WARDMarch 30, 2011

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Strive for elegance on fees: consultant

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TRS told innovative partnerships will drive returns

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Texas Teachers examines incentive pay to staff

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Texas Teachers looks to hedge bets in low-returns world

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Texas CIO dismisses calls for flexibility

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Bridging the gap between public and private pensions

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