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CalPERS' Orlich: PE portfolio will remain largely unchanged under TPA

In this 7-minute video from NEXUS 2025, the pension’s head of private equity discusses the impact of its planned total portfolio approach on its holdings and managers.

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CalPERS’ CEO: PE diversification key to mitigating public markets concentration

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.

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This portfolio approach could prove a catalyst for LPs' PE exposures

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

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NZ Super on why a total portfolio approach can both help and hinder PE portfolios

In PEI's Spotlight podcast, Doug Bell, investment strategy director at the $46bn sovereign wealth fund, discusses the benefits and disadvantages of TPAs when constructing a portfolio capable of delivering long-term results.

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DE&I backlash sparks concerns about LP emerging manager programmes

LA Fire and Police Pension is not alone in sudden concern for an acronym that has become a flashpoint of controversy in America’s culture wars.

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CalPERS seeks advice from Oaktree's Marks as it considers allocations

Oaktree’s co-founder argues that private and public debt can be equally risky, and draws a distinction between risk and volatility.

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Factor rising inequality into asset allocation decisions, says IMCO

Inequality is starting to be recognised more broadly by investors as an emerging area of systemic risk; it should be on institutional investors' radars, according to the large Canadian investors' latest research paper.

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Co-investments prove a fundraising clincher: Story of the Year

The strategy has played a critical role in LP-GP negotiations this year.