Texas Teachers says strategic partnerships with asset managers improving performance

After three years, the strategic partnership that
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ART property boss: Investors were wrong to think real estate was easy

ART property boss: Investors were wrong to think real estate was easy

Australian Retirement Trust real estate head Mark Lee says the COVID downturn exposed that treating real estate as an easy asset class was a crucial mistake from investors, and property is not just a “bond replacement with a slightly higher yield”. As the A$20 billion portfolio prepares to double in five years, Lee says future returns will depend increasingly on investors’ ability to “sweat the assets”.

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Texas Teachers overhauls equities

Texas Teachers has made extensive changes to its equities portfolio, increasing risk premia, reducing active management and applying new strategies developed by the fund’s research arm.

Future Fund talks alternatives

Craig Dandurand, director of debt and alternatives for the Future Fund, offers a glimpse into how it has recalibrated its approach to investing in hedge funds and other risk premia.

CPPIB considers impact of size

As the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board gets larger, it is considering how to retain its sizeable private-market holdings with public proxies. It’s a ‘capacity issue’.

CalPERS says no to adding leverage

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System announces it won’t be introducing leverage, and gives some details on how it will choose a portfolio in December from the four it’s considering.

Alaska Permanent braces for cash call

Alaska’s APFC faces an uncertain future as state lawmakers consider tapping into it to address budget shortfalls. The potential cash call makes fund CEO Angela Rodell’s job that much tougher.

Nationwide likes private markets

Find out how the UK’s $7.1 billion Nationwide Pension Fund has built its alternatives portfolio from nothing to 20 per cent of its assets, by targeting opportunities larger players won’t touch.

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