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MainePERS makes $200m alternatives commitment

Private Equity Wire

The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), based in Augusta, has approved two alternative investment commitments totalling up to $200m, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online citing James Bennett, the Chief Investment Officer of the $20.2bn pension fund. of its total assets.

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Alaska Permanent Is Reconsidering Private Equity

Pension Pulse

Last year, APFC’s staff decreased its private asset allocation from 19 percent to 15 percent, hypothesizing that there were better risk-adjusted returns to be had in asset classes like fixed income and hedge funds. This strategy has also given Frampton’s team the flexibility to get into some incredibly competitive investment funds.

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Suyi Kim on What Drives Success at CPP Investments' Giant PE Portfolio

Pension Pulse

At C$146 billion, equivalent to a quarter of the entire C$575 billion pension fund for some 21 million Canadians and forecast to grow bigger every year, Kim leads a program that is also heading into unchartered territory. Most were on the fund's private equity team and were informed early last month, according to two of the people.

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Regulators Demanding More Disclosure From Private Equity and Hedge Funds

Pension Pulse

But in a partial victory for fund groups which opposed the rules, the Securities and Exchange Commission did not proceed with proposals that would have expanded funds' legal liability and outright banned arrangements that allow some investors special terms. There are many implications to the private fund rule.

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AIMCo's CIO Talks Total Portfolio Approach, Private Credit and Risk

Pension Pulse

“The investment horizon for these assets is long and the ability to rebalance in the future is hampered,” warns Marlene Puffer, who joined AIMCo as CIO in 2023 from Canada’s railway pension fund CN Investment Division. Deals have not been done, or we’ve added more due diligence, as a result of these people,” she says.

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OMERS Names New Head of Infrastructure, Exits European Venture Capital

Pension Pulse

Mr. Hill will join OMERS in September, the public pension fund announced Wednesday, and report to Ralph Berg, who took over as the chief investment officer in April. At OMERS he will have accountability and oversight for our global infrastructure investment and asset management programs. to the end of 2022.

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IMCO's CIO on Why They're Betting Big on Private Assets

Pension Pulse

Across the overall portfolio, private equity accounts for 11 per cent of its total assets under management with an allocation of $8.2 To meet this challenge, the IMCO is prioritizing a streamlined due-diligence process to assess the viability of a deal presented by a GP. 31, 2023, totalled $7 billion and $7.8

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