Newsmakers
LACERA’s Grabel Emphasizes ‘Strategic Asset Allocation’
During a CIO webinar interview, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association CIO Jonathan Grabel explained how the fund designs its portfolio.
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Asset Allocation
CIO Interview Series: Jonathan Grabel, CIO, LACERA
Jonathan Grabel, CIO of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, spoke with CIO as a part of the 2025 CIO interview webinar series about asset allocation, how a plan can construct a portfolio against the changing dynamic of interest rates, and more.
Asset Allocation
Taking Wing: Renewable Aviation Fuel Could Have a Strong Investment Future
Chevron and smaller companies bet that animal fats, trash and sugar, among other offbeat things, will power airplanes.
Asset Allocation
Los Angeles County Pension Fund Returns 6.4% in Fiscal Year 2023
LACERA outperformed its benchmark by 140 basis points to raise its portfolio’s asset value to $73.6 billion.
Asset Allocation
‘Bonds Are Back’: Allocators Eye Elevated Returns
Higher interest rates have turned fixed income from a ho-hum investment into the hot new thing. Just ask LACERA.
Pensions
How to Boost Diversification, From 2 Wise CIOs
Investment chiefs Jonathan Grabel of LACERA and Thomas Richards of the University of Missouri explain how they have broadened their portfolios’ range of investments.
Asset Allocation
How to Manage Investing in Alternatives
LACERA’s Grabel and WTW’s Vodolazschi explore this wide-ranging asset category in CIO's webinar.
Asset Allocation
Just Minor Adjustments to Portfolio Are the Smartest Move, 3 Key CIOs Say
A trio of investment chiefs overseeing a half-trillion dollars are preparing their funds for low interest rates without drastically overhauling portfolios.
CIO Roundtable (Part 3): The Coronavirus’ Chain Reaction on Asset Allocation, Modern Society, and Portfolio Performance
Chief investment officers discuss their approaches in keeping their asset allocation strategies distinct when asset performance is out of control.
CIO Roundtable (Part 2): Alternative Investment Performance in an Alternative Environment
Chief investment officers from leading institutions share their insights on alternative asset dynamics stimulated by the coronavirus pandemic.
6 Battle-wise CIOs Weigh in on Choosing Managers
As managers try to raise funds, here are some factors to consider when selecting opportunities.
CIO Roundtable (Part 1): How Top Asset Allocators are Dealing with Today’s Volatile Market
Asset allocators from the most prominent US institutions offer wisdom and advice to the industry and discuss the pandemic’s effects on their funds.
Newsmakers
Exclusive: Los Angeles’ CIO Preps for Potential $1 Billion Real Estate Sell-Off
Being 2% overweight to real estate means it’s time to trim the hedgings.
Newsmakers
Los Angeles CIO Discusses Pension’s Unique Infrastructure Strategy
First-time approach to the asset class to utilize public-to-private.
Asset Allocation
LACERA Beefs Up Its Investment in Chinese Bioscience
First VC investment of 2019 helps the pension plan increase its exposure to the world’s fastest-growing healthcare sector.