Alternatives

Credit/Private Debt
Midwest P&F Plan Approves Credit Commitments

A Midwestern pension plan approved a pair of credit commitments following interviews at a meeting today.

10.08.20
Announcements
Endowments’ Countercyclical Approach Boosts Endowment Returns: Report

Endowments typically invest countercyclically by decreasing active risky allocations during the run-up to a crisis, such as the Global Financial Crisis, and then increasing these allocations as risky asset prices fall following the start of a crisis, new research shows.

10.08.20
Private Equity
Western State Trust Adds EMD, Private Equity Strategies

A trust in a Western State has added emerging market debt and private equity strategies to its investment portfolio.

10.08.20
Credit/Private Debt
Midwest Plan Launches Opportunistic Credit Search

A Midwestern employees pension plan has issued an opportunistic credit manager RFP after increasing its target allocation to private credit last month.

10.07.20
Private Equity
West Coast Trust Hires Risk Mitigating, Private Equity Managers

A West Coast trust fund has approved maiden hires for its new risk mitigating and private equity portfolios.

10.07.20
Private Equity
Southern State County Plan Approves PE Commitments

A county pension fund in the South made private equity commitments as part of its pacing plan and will look to add additional commitments.

10.06.20
Credit/Private Debt
Florida Police Fund Makes Direct Lending Commitment

The $5 million commitment was made last month following a presentation in August.

10.06.20
Alternatives
Midwest Plan Makes Private Markets Commitments

A Midwestern plan made three private markets commitments totaling $100 million last month.

10.05.20
Credit/Private Debt
Calif. Plan Adds Direct Lending Commitment

A California pension fund added a $1 billion direct lending commitment.

10.05.20
Hedge Funds
Eastern Plan Discloses Hedge Fund & Alt. Risk Premia Commitments

An Eastern state plan disclosed several commitments as part of its initial allocation to alternative risk premia.

10.02.20