Alternatives
Wisconsin Pension Commits $70M in Capital to Altriarch Asset Management
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board will divide the investment between two strategies from the private credit firm.
Tag: State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Pensions
Pensions in Michigan, Jersey City Add Bitcoin ETFs to Portfolios
Only three public pension funds are known to have acquired these types of ETFs.
Pensions
Wisconsin Pension Buys $160 Million in Bitcoin ETFs
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board purchased Grayscale and BlackRock Bitcoin ETFs.
Newsmakers
Anne-Marie Fink Named Co-Chair of AIMA’s Global Investor Board
She will serve alongside PSP’s Eduard Van Gelderen.
Asset Allocation
How SWIB’s New Actively Managed Portfolio Aims to Be ‘Different’
Wisconsin’s Select Equity fund, launched just four months ago, aims to use such techniques as long-short pairings.
Asset Allocation
Wisconsin State Pension Defers $26 Million in Incentives After 13% Loss
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board also reported nearly $780 million in private equity investments in Q3 2022.
Newsmakers
Wisconsin State Pension Fund Returns 16.89% in 2021
The fully funded state pension system surpassed its benchmark to increase its trust funds’ combined asset value to more than $147 billion.
Newsmakers
SWIB Names Edwin Denson as CIO, Replacing the Late David Villa
The economist has been overseeing risk management and investing strategies at the Wisconsin organization.
Newsmakers
Wisconsin Investment Board Executive Director, CIO David Villa Dies at 66
Villa had been executive director since 2018 and CIO since 2006.
Fintech Can Improve Returns, But Asset Owners Must Also Protect Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Data helps investment returns, but effective data management is paramount in order to avoid risk
Newsmakers
CIO Roundtable: Improvements Made
This series talks with leading CIOs about improvements made to their funds that have made a difference.
Risk
At Pension Bridge: What’s the Right Risk-Oriented Way to Allocate Assets?
Wisconsin’s Edwin Denson looks at what the next downturn could mean for investing.
Corporate Moves
How Wisconsin’s David Villa Will Wear Two Hats
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s CIO and newly christened executive director is ‘relying on the strong leadership’ of the new management council to ensure success.
Corporate Moves
David Villa Tacks On Executive Director Title to CIO Gig
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board, in giving him two jobs, fills the vacancy left by Rick Smirl’s departure.