Asset Classes
Managers perform for Texas Teachers
Manager selection led to nearly three-quarters of outperformance for Texas Teachers in 2017 as the fund beat its benchmark by 168 basis points.
Simon HoyleJanuary 5, 2018
Organisational Design
Texas Teachers bears down on fees
The $140 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas is renegotiating its deals with hedge fund managers including moving to a 1-and 30 fee model as it looks to realign fees across the board.
Sarah RundellJune 20, 2017
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Extracting value from managers
Three funds find effective ways to get better value from staff, co-investment and private markets. The Danish ATP, Australian Sunsuper and the Teachers Retirement System of Texas are among the funds looking at innovative ways to extract value and interact with the managers of their private equity allocations. Institutional investors are increasingly seeking new ways […]
SAM RILEYMarch 30, 2012
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Limited partners hold fee-bargaining power
In a harsh capital-raising climate, ATP Private Equity Partners and TRS have different startegies on how to drive hard bargains on private equity fees. Institutional investors are gaining concessions on private equity management fees, with a near-record number of funds on the road seeking funds resulting in a shift in bargaining power to limited partners. […]
SAM RILEYMarch 30, 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 launches quarterly reports for flagship fund
The Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS) has outlined a set of five investment performance measurement priorities, which include a new detailed quarterly report for the internally actively managed $19.9 billion global best-ideas flagship fund, and incorporating external managers’ signals into the investment process to enhance performance.
Amanda WhiteMay 4, 2011