US - Cody Ferguson, one of the trustees of the $30bn Los Angeles County Employees Association (LACERA), has revealed that only one in 27 of the fund's private equity investments has produced positive returns.
Ferguson defended the pension fund's private equity record by claiming that despite the poor performance of some investments the risk was worth it as the potential rewards on alternative investment...
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