US - The new chief investment officer at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) has revealed plans to boost the fund's allocation in alternative assets to 30%.
T. Britton Harris, the former chief of hedge fund firm Bridgewater, said he wanted to increase the US$112bn fund’s returns by 1%, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Harris said th...
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