Brett Johnson

The sovereign fund recently committed $690m to seven venture funds as part of its effort to bolster exposure to private assets following several years of record cash inflows from oil revenues.

Foundations, particularly large private organizations with more PE and VC in portfolios, show mixed results in a new survey by Commonfund OCIO’s research division.

With new OCIO Cynosure Group at the helm, the university's foundation will be adding venture managers they can rely on 'to make the right call,' instead of chasing particular verticals.

The sovereign wealth fund committed to new funds managed by 8VC, DCVC, J2 Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercarbon Capital, Menlo Ventures and TCG Crossover Management.

'One of the things we’ve changed over the past couple years is we’re getting exposure to earlier rounds,' said UNF CIO Brian Neale.

Stephen Gilmore, California pension’s CIO: ‘Reasonable to expect’ system will increase its long-term asset allocation target after finding success with co-investment emphasis.

The fundraising drought has been particularly challenging for emerging managers, but both LPs and GPs say there is reason to be optimistic.

Q&A with Renee Hanna, managing director of investments at Baylor University’s $2.2bn endowment.

The $60bn fund and Roadrunner Venture Studios are pairing up with America’s Frontier Fund, Crosslink Capital, Khosla Ventures and others to build a robust VC ecosystem rooted in New Mexico.

The $82bn Southern California pension’s staff are expressing confidence in the direction of the portfolio despite relinquishing a spot as a top performer from early PE program.