New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, committed to two private equity partnerships, said State Comptroller H. Carl McCall. The $105 billion pension fund committed $200 million to Apollo Investment Fund IV and $50 million to Olympus Growth Fund III.
Mr. McCall invested an another $54 million from cash flow in the Barclays Global Investors Russell 2000 Alpha Tilts Fund. The system previously invested $130 million in the fund.