47 Degrees North Launches Fund Combining Innovative Alternative Investment Strategies
47 Degrees North Capital Management Ltd announced the launch of the 47 Degrees North Innovation Fund as of June 1st 2009, a fund that offers investors access to a diversified portfolio of new and innovative alternative investment strategies.
The Fund combines a thematic set of alternative investment [...]
Background Information
Manger: Calpers
Public/Private: Public
Location: California
AUM: $169.4 Billion
Founder: Established by California state law in 1932 to provide retirement benefits for state employees
Other: Calpers investments span domestic and international markets, with a diversified portfolio
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Hedge Fund Focus Stories on Calpers:
Calpers Boosts Private Equity Investments By 40%
CalPERS May Scrutinize Hedge Funds More Closely in Future
Calpers Proposes New Plan to Increase Fund’s Target for Corporate Buyout and VC Investments
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers), which manages $169 billion in public pension funds, may boost its private-equity investments by around 40 percent as slumping markets create some acquisition bargains.
To view the full related press release on this matter, please visit:
Calpers [...]
Press Release
Office of Public Affairs
(916) 795-3991
Pat Macht, Assistant Executive Officer
Contact: Brad Pacheco, Assistant Chief
pressroom@calpers.ca.gov
CalPERS Board President Establishes Risk Committee - Ad Hoc Committee to address enterprise wide systemic risk
SACRAMENTO, CA – Rob Feckner, President of the CalPERS Board of Administration announced today the formation of a new ad hoc board committee to review and enhance [...]