GLOBAL - Wilshire Private Markets - Wilshire Associates' private equity manager - chief investment officer Jeff Ennis has resigned, while the firm has decided to postpone fundraising for its next fund.
UK/GLOBAL - The aggregate funding position of the 7400 defined benefit funds monitored by the Pension Protection Fund improved to a deficit of £15.1bn (US$22.6bn) in February.
US - Total assets at the California Public Employees' Retirement System returned to US$200bn yesterday, a $40bn increase from its March lows, the pension fund said.
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System plans to hire Meketa Investment Group as its lead infrastructure consultant if the appointment is approved at a December 14 investment committee meeting.
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) plans to search for a new general investment consultant, and the incoming advisor will have to offer a broader scope of services than in the past.
US - Corporate pension funds outperformed all other institutional investors in the quarter ending June 30, according to data from consulting firm Wilshire Associates.
US - The Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) is searching for a manager to run a global multi-strategy, multi-asset class investment portfolio that will provide the "alpha" in a portable alpha strategy.