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How a More than $50 Billion Bet Boosted CalPERS Returns

A large move into equity factor investing was key for largest US pension, CIO reports.

09.03.19
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CalPERS Heads Toward Restructuring Investment Committee

The plan’s governance committee gave first approval to a plan that reduces the size of the investment committee and the number of meetings at its Aug. 20 meeting.

08.22.19
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CalPERS Board Member Wants Internal Investigation into Leaks Made Public

CalPERS Board Member Margaret Brown says in a press release she is not the one leaking information to the press about confidential CalPERS matters.

08.19.19
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Och-Ziff Changing Name To Sculptor Capital Management

The hedge fund firm will change its name to Sculptor Capital Management next month as it looks to put a foreign bribery scandal behind it, CIO reports.

08.14.19
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Florida General Plan Makes Consultant Hire

A Florida city’s general employees pension plan hired a new consultant this month.

08.12.19
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Hedge Fund Investor Jeffrey Tarrant Dies

Tarrant, the founder of Protege Partners, died of a brain tumor, Reuters reports.

08.08.19
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CalPERS Board Considers Gag Policy

A controversial section of a proposed code of conduct would bar California Public Employees’ Retirement System board members from speaking out against investment decisions or policies following board approval, a move some are claiming is aimed at stifling dissent and preventing board members from talking to the media, CIO reports.

08.06.19
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Oregon’s Public Pension Board Stands Pat On Its Key Investment Assumption

The board of Oregon’s public pension system voted 3-to-2 Friday to stand pat on the system’s key funding assumption, maintaining their assumed rate of return on investments at 7.2% annually, The Oregonian reports.

07.29.19
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London Stock Exchange Eyes $15 Billion Bet for Blackstone’s Refinitiv

A deal for the financial-information and terminal business would help the U.K.-based exchange operator expand its business as a data provider to investors and companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.

07.29.19
In The News
America’s Public Pensions Are Stuck In The Clouds

Public pension plans in the U.S. are basing their funding strength on rosy assumptions, the Wall Street Journal reports.

07.29.19