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CalPERS slashes investment costs by $134m

The pension giant has reduced its annual investment costs over the past five years.

2 min read · 20 May 2016

SEC: We will come hard at PE enforcement

The SEC Division of Enforcement director Andrew Ceresney said in a speech that the agency 'will continue to aggressively bring impactful cases in this space.'

3 min read · 19 May 2016

VC firm linking Silicon Valley to Japan closes debut fund

Geodesic Capital, founded by former US Ambassador to Japan, has closed its first fund with investments from Mitsubishi, Sumitomo Mitsui and Nikon, among others.

2 min read · 18 May 2016

Impact funds double their targets

A survey of impact investors by The Global Impact Investing Network found that fund managers are looking to raise $12.4bn for 2016, compared with just $6.7bn last year.

2 min read · 18 May 2016

CalPERS sells $2bn of fund stakes

The size of the portfolio sale is larger than previously thought.

1 min read · 18 May 2016

LACERA plans to expand emerging market exposure

<p>PEI spoke with David Simpson, an investment officer for private equity at LACERA, about the LP’s plans to diversify commitments to private equity in new regions, which could include Africa, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.<br /></p>

2 min read · 17 May 2016

NewQuest buys DFJ India portfolio

Draper Fisher Jurvetson ran a limited auction process with a few potential buyers.

1 min read · 17 May 2016

Panoramic draws UK pension fund commitments

All of the UK growth equity firm’s existing investors have committed to its second vehicle.

2 min read · 16 May 2016

CalPERS advocates changes to California fee bill

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has proposed four changes to Assembly Bill 2833 that requires public retirement systems follow a new fee disclosure procedure.

3 min read · 13 May 2016

Veteran LP Mark Barnard to retire

The private investments head of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s $18.2bn endowment will step down in June.

1 min read · 13 May 2016

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