California Public Employees' Retirement System overview
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LPs re-evaluate their allocation models: Story of the Year
The 'total portfolio approach' has captured imaginations in 2025, though the model has both strengths and weaknesses for private equity investors.

Minnesota hands CIO greater discretion over private markets investments
CIO Jill Schurtz will be able to commit up to $750m to commingled funds, separate accounts, secondaries transactions and dedicated co-invest vehicles.
California Public Employees' Retirement System contact information
Offices
Contacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Job titleManaging Investment Director, Private Equity | LocationSacramento, United States | Email | |
Job titleInvestment Director | LocationSacramento, United States | Email | |
Job titleInvestment Manager, Sustainable Investments | LocationSacramento, United States | Email | |
Job titleChair, Investment Committee | LocationSacramento, United States | Email | |
California Public Employees' Retirement System fund commitments
Known fund commitments : 1215
| Fund | Manager | Commitment date | Commitment size |
|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Commitment dateFeb 2023 | Commitment size$300m | |
Manager | Commitment dateSep 2023 | Commitment size | |
Manager | Commitment dateOct 2023 | Commitment size | |
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LPs go direct for GP stakes
Institutional investors are voicing an interest in stepping outside the familiar fund structure to invest directly in GPs. The move could change the GP stakes market and create a new class of shareholders.
DEI data now ‘less consistent, less transparent’
A $39bn pension fund is sounding the alarm over a lack of reliable information at the portfolio company level.
CalPERS corrects long-term trend of co-invest underperformance amid overhaul
The US's largest public pension had a streak of co-investments underperforming funds in most periods over several decades, according to private equity head Anton Orlich.
ILPA chief exec: LPs keen to understand litigation risk under anti-DE&I push
There are ripple effects for domestic and global investors under the new US administration's executive order, says Jennifer Choi, chief executive at the Institutional Limited Partners Association.