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How DB Plans Fare During Volatility Depends Greatly On Portfolio Allocation

Depending on asset allocation, some plans have fared better than others, but the majority are down for the year.

07.10.20
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For Pensions, Valuing Real Estate Is Tough. Covid-19 Brings New Hurdles

With Covid-19 and the dramatic slowdown in deal making, investors are finding it more difficult to calculate the value of real-estate holdings.

07.10.20
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Commentary: Public Pensions Are At Risk Of Insolvency, But COVID-19 Is Not To Blame

Long before current market volatility, state and local pension debt posed a risk somewhere between a ticking time bomb and a crate of nitroglycerin. An explosion is coming eventually, and any major shock, whether related to COVID-19 or the next recession down the road, could set it off.

07.10.20
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Endowments Should Abandon Alts For Passive Investments, Report Says

Research shows that alternatives have become ‘serious drag’ on institutional fund performance.

07.10.20
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KKR Partners With Veteran Executive Dan Daniel To Pursue Acquisition Opportunities In The US

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced it is joining with William K. “Dan” Daniel, formerly a senior executive at Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”), to pursue opportunities to acquire an industrial business headquartered in the United States.

07.10.20
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For Pensions, Valuing Real Estate Is Tough. Covid-19 Brings New Hurdles

Public pension funds invested in malls, apartments and offices over the last decade in search of higher returns. Now they are grappling with how much those real-estate investments are worth in a world transformed by Covid-19.

07.10.20
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Riskier Bet: Why CalPERS, The Country’s Largest Pension Fund, Is Getting Into Banking

How does the nation’s biggest public pension system pay down its debts amid a global economic collapse? One idea: Become a banker.

07.09.20
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What Are VCs Doing To Change Their Mostly White Culture?

Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins explains what his company is doing to improve representation in Silicon Valley.

07.08.20
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The Emperor Has No Clothes! Are Investors Misinformed About Private Equity Returns?

A new study from Oxford University builds upon growing research that calls into question whether investors understand their private equity investments.

07.08.20
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SEC Staff Observes Common Deficiencies In Examinations Of Private Fund Advisers

The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a Risk Alert citing common deficiencies identified during examinations of investment advisers managing hedge funds and private equity funds, particularly related to conflicts of interests, allocation of fees and expenses, and the prevention of the misuse of material nonpublic information.

07.08.20