private assets

Sustainability

CalSTRS positions to take advantage of energy transition

CalSTRS has recognised the unique opportunity presented by the energy transition needs a unique response and its Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies (SISS) portfolio has been specifically positioned to invest in opportunities that fall between private equity and infrastructure asset class buckets.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 20, 2023

Uncategorised posts

CalPERS board reflects on liquidity and leverage; higher delegation limits

The investment team at CalPERS asks the investment committee for an increase in staff delegation limits for private assets to help meet the new SAA to private markets, and the board reflects on the liquidity and leverage program in place.

Sarah RundellNovember 22, 2022

Investor Profile

Maryland’s Andrew Palmer on why policy risk is his number one concern

Andrew Palmer, CIO of Maryland State Retirement and Pension System, explains why he puts a policy mistake and the Fed raising interest rates too high at the top of his list of concerns and what it means for how he allocates assets.

Sarah RundellOctober 11, 2022

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Managers eye Brunel’s private markets push

Brunel Pension Partnership, the £31 billion asset manager for 10 local authority pension funds in the United Kingdom, is in the process of allocating to a new cohort of managers across private equity and debt, infrastructure, and unsecured income.

Sarah RundellApril 5, 2022

Infrastructure

Performance variation impacts treatment of infrastructure: PGIM

Historical performance and cash flow characteristics differ enormously among infrastructure asset sectors, and even between assets of the same sector, says the vice president of PGIM IAS’ private assets research program. But scarcity of data makes infrastructure performance notoriously hard to study.

Ben HurleyMarch 16, 2022

Investor Profile

South Africa’s GEPF gets tough on the PIC

Africa's largest pension fund has redrawn its mandate with its asset manager PIC introducing a clause around consequence management that leaves the PIC liable in the event of inappropriate investment decisions. Elsewhere the fund has just raised the ceiling on its ability to invest more overseas.

Sarah RundellNovember 30, 2021

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Sustainability

CalSTRS positions to take advantage of energy transition

Uncategorised posts

CalPERS board reflects on liquidity and leverage; higher delegation limits

Investor Profile

Maryland’s Andrew Palmer on why policy risk is his number one concern

Uncategorised posts

Managers eye Brunel’s private markets push

Infrastructure

Performance variation impacts treatment of infrastructure: PGIM

Investor Profile

South Africa’s GEPF gets tough on the PIC

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