Pensions

Four out of NYCRS’ five pension systems are selling a more than $5.5bn portfolio to Blackstone Strategic Partners in a deal set to close at the end of March.

The largest US public pension fund has 'missed opportunities' by not thinking more broadly across asset classes, Marcie Frost said at PEI Group's NEXUS 2025 event on Tuesday.

Embracing the role of an LP means not trying to time markets or cycles, Stefan Fallgren, head of PE and infrastructure at the Swedish private pension manager, said at PEI Group's NEXUS event.

LPs with active Asia strategies are using a lull in regional deployment to better assess GP relationships. Plus: Maryland State Retirement and Pension System is leaning into the mid-market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

The pension fund will give a bump to its private equity pacing from last year and aim to build out its venture capital portfolio.

Australia's regulator is the latest to sound the alarm over private markets. Plus: Asia's buyout scene appears to be in far better health than some would have believed. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

A new white paper looks to dispel fears that NAV loans represent an excessive level of leverage for buyout funds. Plus: an Italian PE firm breaks records; and a California pension is hungry for buyouts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only

The biggest public pension in the US is considering a more holistic investment strategy – one others may follow.

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, which represents around $167bn in AUM, is considering allowing such investments, as the territory's securities commission unveils its guidance for private equity funds.

On an optimistic note, Meketa said distributions were starting to roll off of the pension's portfolio.