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Pensions

New Head of Private Equity for the Texas Teachers’ Retirement System Says Private Equity is Essential

From Private Equity International, “Meet Texas Teachers’ new head of private equity” By Christopher Witkowsky Rich Hall, who was recently named private equity head at the pension system, said the…
Pensions

Bronwyn Bailey: Private Equity Buoys Pension Fund Returns

BY BRONWYN BAILEY The California Public Employees’ Retirement System decision on March 19 to reduce its assumed rate of return by a quarter point — to 7.5% from 7.75% — has rippled across the…
Pensions

Private Equity Keeps Public Pensions Sound

In an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal, Steve LeBlanc, senior managing director for private markets for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a $110 billion fund with $44 billion in…
Pensions

Steven LeBlanc of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Talks about PE

Yesterday on Bloomberg, Steven LeBlanc, senior managing director of private markets at Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), discussed the role of private equity in the fund’s strategy. …