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Arizona PSPRS sees benefits to playing VC lottery

The Phoenix pension fund also plans to expand its co-investment program from 10 to 20 percent.

4 min read · 22 November 2019

Missouri pension commits $68 mln to existing relationships

The pension fund made re-up commitments to New Enterprise Associates and Defy.

2 min read · 21 November 2019

CalPERS has second thoughts about ditching venture

“We are trying to find ways to … get venture capital investment back in our portfolio,” Chief Investment Officer Yu (Ben) Meng says at CalPERS’ Nov. 18 board meeting.

3 min read · 19 November 2019

LACERS adviser suggests venture pullback, buyouts boost

TorreyCove suggested the pension cut back, partly over fears of a coming market downturn and poor performance by some of its venture managers.

3 min read · 14 November 2019

Florida SBA continues FoF VC strategy with $100 mln

2 min read · 04 November 2019

Morgan Creek's venture strategy focuses on blockchain and emerging managers

A well-known investor Mike Yusko takes a long view on early-stage VC

5 min read · 29 October 2019

Ohio SERS ups PE allocation, still wary of VC

Small and mid-cap buyout funds account for 75 percent of the $1.12 billion buyouts portfolio and drove the alpha returns for the private equity portfolio, Chief Investment Officer Farouki Majeed told Private Equity International.

2 min read · 28 October 2019

Commonfund finds FoF strategy is still popular with nonprofits

Since 1988, Commonfund Capital has invested more than $5.4 billion in venture funds. It oversees around $4 billion in venture assets.

4 min read · 22 October 2019

LA Fire and Police boosts VC commitments by 6x

Most recently, LA Fire and Police committed $15 million to Longitude Venture Partners IV; $5 million to Pear Ventures III; $15 million to Pelion Ventures VII; and $15 million to in Oak HC/FT III, which closed on $800 million in August.

2 min read · 14 October 2019

Rhode Island ramps up new secondaries strategy, buys stake in Industry Ventures

The pension system will take an opportunistic approach, investing in LP interests in both new and existing funds with its GPs, as well as the funds of GPs with which it does not have relationships, senior investment officer Jonathan Popielarski said.

3 min read · 14 October 2019

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