Newsmakers
NYC Appoints Former White House Private Equity Expert as CIO
Alex Doñe will provide direct investment advice to the five New York City Retirement Systems.
Tag: Private Equity
Newsmakers
NYC Comptroller Crowns New Private Equity Chief for Investment Bureau
David Enriquez will handle city’s $12 billion PE portfolio, which spans its five pension systems.
CalSTRS Details $4.7 Billion Private Equity and Real Estate Commitments
A total of 25 managers received 26 commitments in the last half of the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
CDPQ, Colombia to Launch Private Equity Infrastructure Fund
Platform will invest up to $1 billion in Colombian infrastructure projects and companies.
Newsmakers
San Francisco Pension System Commits More than $900 Million to Private Markets
The plan has committed more than $3 billion overall in 2018 to private markets as CIO William Coaker Jr. builds up the alternatives portfolio.
Pension Funds’ Appetite for Private Equity Grows
Asset class is top choice for US, UK public pensions in Q3
CalPERS Starts Fiscal Year with Burst of New PE Commitments
If CalPERS can keep pace, it could surpass the $5.3 billion in private equity commitments in the prior fiscal year
CalPERS Global Equity Program Gets a ‘B’
It was a much better grade than the CalPERS Investment Office, which got a ‘D’ because of turnover in senior management.
CalPERS Scraps Outsourcing Private Equity Program
BlackRock and other investment firms were vying to manage all or part of the largest private equity program in the US.
New CalPERS CIO Can’t Start Until January
Yu Ben Meng’s start date is being held up by the Chinese government, which could delay a vote on the launch of a $20 billion direct private equity investment organization.
Risk
Alaska Permanent Fund Increases 2.1% in First Fiscal 2019 Quarter
Private equity, infrastructure investments bring home the bacon while real estate takes a hit.
CalPERS Can’t Find Enough Private Equity Commitments
CalPERS consultant finds without a huge increase in new private equity commitments, the fund will see a declining allocation to the asset class.
Newsmakers
San Francisco Makes $1.1 Billion in Commitments, Mostly to Hedge Funds
Private equity, real estate, and natural resources funds also represented.
Asset Management Culture
Japan Investment Corp. Looks for Global PE Partnerships
State-backed firm’s CEO wants to end ‘prejudice’ against foreign private equity investors in the country.
Washington State Allocates Close to $3 Billion to Private Markets
Majority of commitments go to two private equity funds.