New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, last month closed on a $75 million investment in the Horseman Global Fund, an absolute-return portfolio, according to Robert Whalen, spokesman for state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the $109.9 billion funds sole trustee.
The fund also closed on five real estate transactions with a total value of $2.9 million with the Community Preservation Corp. for affordable housing in New York state, said Mr. Whalen.