California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)
CalSTRS returns 13.45% in 2012, 190 basis points short of benchmark
CalSTRS' total portfolio returned 13.45% for calendar year 2012, below its custom benchmark of 15.35%, according to fund documents presented to the retirement system's investment committee Thursday.
February 07, 2013 | 03:31 pm
CalSTRS report: 15% contribution hike needed for full funding
A CalSTRS draft report says combined contributions by teachers, school districts and the state would have to rise 15% a year over the next three decades to close the retirement system's $64 billion...
February 05, 2013 | 04:07 pm
CalSTRS adds 3rd global macro hedge fund manager
California State Teachers' Retirement System invested $50 million in hedge fund manager MKP Capital Management's global macro strategy in the quarter ended Dec. 31.
January 14, 2013 | 03:38 pm
CalSTRS to dump gun-makers from portfolio
CalSTRS' investment committee voted unanimously Wednesday to begin divestiture of the pension fund's holdings in gun manufacturers, making it the first U.S. public pension plan to do so since last...
January 09, 2013 | 05:43 pm
Public pension plans mull purging gun investments
New York City and CalSTRS are among the big pension funds reviewing whether to divest their shares in gun manufacturers.
