CalPERS
United States
CalPERS is the largest defined benefit pension plan in the US and provides retirement benefits to certain public employees of the state of California. Headquartered in Sacramento, CalPERS provides retirement benefit services to nearly 2.1 million members and health benefit services to over 1.5 million covered lives for state, school, and public employers. It has assets of $439 billion.
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CalPERS
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Overall | 73 | 7 | 70 | 12 | 62 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 61 | 44 | 54 | 34 | 66 | 30 | 70 | 73 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 71 | 10 | 81 | 1 | 74 | 4 | 68 | 16 | 44 | 54 | 53 | 44 | 57 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 34 | 66 | 47 | 52 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 23 | 62 | 32 | 67 | 17 | 53 | 44 | 52 | 48 | 65 | 23 | 64 | 27 | 63 | 30 | 54 | 40 | 31 | 68 | 62 | 32 | 35 | 62 | 47 | 52 | 28 | 71 | 23 | 74 | 26 | 72 | 35 | 62 | 31 | 68 | 24 | 73 | 15 | 75 | 69 | 15 | 74 | 4 | 70 | 12 | 65 | 23 | 67 | 17 | 75 | 2 | 54 | 40 | 64 | 27 | 39 | 60 | 40 | 59 | 54 | 40 | 53 | 44 | 58 | 36 | 64 | 27 | 49 | 49 | 74 | 4 | 67 | 17 | 71 | 10 | 62 | 32 | 66 | 21 | 65 | 23 | 70 | 12 | 53 | 44 | 58 | 36 | 48 | 51 | 63 | 30 | 72 | 9 | 67 | 17 | 35 | 62 | 35 | 62 | 66 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost | 65 | 14 | 60 | 19 | 55 | 29 | 31 | 58 | 54 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 23 | 53 | 36 | 40 | 50 | 49 | 40 | 63 | 16 | 59 | 21 | 81 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 73 | 8 | 57 | 26 | 79 | 3 | 58 | 23 | 57 | 26 | 59 | 21 | 55 | 29 | 47 | 43 | 63 | 16 | 55 | 29 | 56 | 28 | 40 | 50 | 65 | 14 | 20 | 68 | 45 | 44 | 24 | 65 | 43 | 48 | 26 | 63 | 21 | 67 | 22 | 66 | 54 | 34 | 31 | 58 | 40 | 50 | 26 | 63 | 28 | 62 | 7 | 73 | 9 | 72 | 14 | 70 | 13 | 71 | 6 | 74 | 73 | 8 | 75 | 6 | 89 | 1 | 71 | 10 | 76 | 5 | 78 | 4 | 19 | 69 | 48 | 42 | 29 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 55 | 44 | 47 | 41 | 49 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 61 | 18 | 49 | 40 | 66 | 13 | 35 | 56 | 58 | 23 | 45 | 44 | 74 | 7 | 32 | 57 | 60 | 19 | 53 | 36 | 55 | 29 | 68 | 12 | 55 | 29 | 4 | 75 | 31 | 58 | 52 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Governance | 83 | 15 | 95 | 2 | 90 | 8 | 80 | 21 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 40 | 67 | 92 | 6 | 94 | 4 | 95 | 2 | 97 | 1 | 92 | 6 | 82 | 18 | 30 | 73 | 48 | 61 | 66 | 43 | 46 | 63 | 69 | 38 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 63 | 72 | 32 | 53 | 54 | 93 | 5 | 86 | 13 | 75 | 28 | 70 | 36 | 69 | 38 | 87 | 10 | 67 | 42 | 87 | 10 | 75 | 28 | 49 | 59 | 51 | 56 | 39 | 68 | 63 | 45 | 43 | 66 | 32 | 72 | 12 | 74 | 70 | 36 | 50 | 57 | 34 | 71 | 6 | 75 | 66 | 43 | 73 | 31 | 54 | 53 | 60 | 46 | 78 | 25 | 71 | 33 | 79 | 24 | 83 | 15 | 57 | 50 | 35 | 69 | 49 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 84 | 14 | 78 | 25 | 75 | 28 | 80 | 21 | 81 | 19 | 87 | 10 | 80 | 21 | 77 | 27 | 90 | 8 | 81 | 19 | 71 | 33 | 68 | 40 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 71 | 33 | 68 | 40 | 35 | 69 | 48 | 61 | 83 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance | 76 | 14 | 69 | 26 | 60 | 42 | 73 | 18 | 69 | 26 | 27 | 75 | 49 | 61 | 29 | 74 | 43 | 68 | 82 | 8 | 80 | 10 | 68 | 29 | 87 | 4 | 87 | 4 | 73 | 18 | 45 | 65 | 52 | 55 | 77 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 63 | 37 | 55 | 51 | 36 | 71 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 26 | 46 | 64 | 61 | 39 | 70 | 23 | 64 | 36 | 38 | 70 | 70 | 23 | 70 | 23 | 65 | 35 | 61 | 39 | 45 | 65 | 83 | 6 | 45 | 65 | 74 | 17 | 41 | 69 | 35 | 72 | 49 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 59 | 43 | 52 | 55 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 73 | 18 | 67 | 30 | 63 | 37 | 59 | 43 | 82 | 8 | 50 | 59 | 76 | 14 | 34 | 73 | 48 | 63 | 59 | 43 | 55 | 51 | 59 | 43 | 79 | 11 | 58 | 48 | 75 | 16 | 67 | 30 | 67 | 30 | 72 | 21 | 72 | 21 | 59 | 43 | 66 | 33 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 49 | 83 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 89 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 66 | 33 | 79 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Responsible Investment | 78 | 10 | 67 | 25 | 50 | 42 | 20 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 15 | 61 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 71 | 77 | 11 | 73 | 17 | 72 | 18 | 71 | 19 | 59 | 38 | 55 | 41 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 36 | 52 | 20 | 55 | 20 | 55 | 11 | 64 | 9 | 65 | 8 | 66 | 5 | 69 | 74 | 16 | 71 | 19 | 68 | 24 | 65 | 30 | 65 | 30 | 88 | 1 | 83 | 3 | 83 | 3 | 67 | 25 | 14 | 62 | 67 | 25 | 28 | 54 | 18 | 58 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 72 | 39 | 50 | 14 | 62 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 83 | 3 | 83 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 76 | 12 | 62 | 36 | 79 | 9 | 76 | 12 | 58 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 51 | 67 | 25 | 65 | 30 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 47 | 17 | 60 | 88 | 1 | 81 | 7 | 76 | 12 | 70 | 22 | 67 | 25 | 75 | 15 | 70 | 22 | 64 | 34 | 58 | 39 | 33 | 53 | 71 | 19 | 65 | 30 | 63 | 35 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 72 | 60 | 37 |
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Fund Insights
CalPERS board set to take back control of discount rate
The CalPERS board is likely to wrestle back control of setting the pension fund’s discount rate, a process that has been done automatically since 2015. Board member David Miller amongst others said this investment rate of return shouldn’t "just happen" as a matter of course, without them stepping in.
Embracing difference: Why investment teams must be cognitively diverse
Tough investment environments, pressure on costs and competition for jobs are creating pressure on investment teams to perform better. And investment professionals need to jettison some antiquated approaches to decision making to keep pace with social norms. Cognitive diversity in teams has been hailed as a saviour.
CalPERS next CIO: 55 applications so far and counting
The numbers behind CalPERS hunt for a new CIO: 55 applicants so far; a $300,000 budget to secure a candidate; and a process of candidates submitting to 40-odd checks including credit checks and social media history.
Asset owners need organisational prowess to take advantage of distress
The market has already entered the early stages of a multi-year restructuring cycle that will present many opportunities for credit providers. Researchers and investors from GIC, CalPERS and IMCO recommend some organisational changes that will ensure asset owners can make the most of those opportunities.