South Dakota takes risk to bottom rung
The $14.2 billion South Dakota retirement system is sitting on cash and T-bills to hedge against equity-type risk seeping into its portfolio. The fund remains opportunistic and won’t rule out fossil fuels.
PKA ups the risk; builds out infrastructure
PKA, one of Denmark’s largest pension service providers, is exploring whether to increase its risk budget by 10 per cent to boost returns. Michael Flycht, deputy director of equities and liquid alternatives at PKA, outlines why the fund is achieving this objective via leverage rather than direct exposures, and where it's allocating towards in hedge funds and infrastructure.
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Going direct puts wind in PFA’s sails
The $77 billion Denmark pension fund PFA has turned to direct investment for its alternatives, taking stakes with varying levels of risk in areas such as telecommunications and wind farms.
CalPERS shake-up may delay PE plans
The surprise ousting of CalPERS board president Priya Mathur heralds a leadership shake-up that could place final approval of an expanded private equity program on hold.
Kellogg Foundation hunts AI investments
The CIO of the $3.5 billion foundation is looking to augment a legacy built on the famous cereal company’s stock by beating most of the US to the punch on adopting AI and machine learning.
PSRS/PEERS wants fees perfectly clear
The $43.6 billion Missouri education pension plan is a leader on transparency and costs, parsing out management and performance expenses in its annual report and negotiating less costly mandates.
Utah to look for PE managers
The $37 billion Utah Retirement Systems (URS) will allocate to private equity managers directly, rather than through funds-of-funds, for the first time since it began investing in the asset class 35 years ago.
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