Pensions

Earlier this week, the American Investment Council released its annual Public Pension Study, which examines the investments and returns of America’s largest public pension…

Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its annual Public Pension Study, which examines the investments and returns of America’s largest public pension funds….

Public pension managers across our country choose private equity investment because it outperforms other asset classes and is a responsible way to diversify their portfolio. By delivering median…

Firefighters, school teachers, police officers and other public employees shouldn’t have to worry about their long-term retirement security. Happily, a new study shows that pension fund investment…

By Jon Chesto The Massachusetts state pension fund is tops in its field when it comes to picking winners in the difficult world of private equity investments. The American Investment Council, a…

By: Christopher E. Gonzales The strong performance of our private equity portfolio is helping us to strengthen the retirement security of our members and lower the cost to taxpayers and the city….

In a recent column featured of the New York Times DealBook blog, PEGCC President and CEO Steve Judge provides refutes columnist Steven M. Davidoff’s flawed argument that the Sun Capital ERISA case…

On October 23rd, Private Equity Growth Capital Council CEO Steve Judge appeared on Bloomberg’s Money Moves to discuss the PEGCC’s recently released pension report. “These are great results,”…

Private equity returns to large public pension funds continue to outperform all other asset classes over 10-year time horizons, according to new PEGCC data. The study examines 146 U.S. public…

by Steve Judge Steve Judge is president and chief executive of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council. In a recent Deal Professor column, Steven M. Davidoff writes that a recent pension case…

Private Equity Growth Capital Council CEO Steve Judge discusses investing in private equity with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg)  

Judge: “Time and again private equity has proven that it’s the single best asset class for public pensions, by delivering superior returns over long time horizons.” Washington, D.C.,…

Annualized Returns Were 15.4% Over the Last 10 Years By Ryan Dezember The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Trust has the best performing private-equity investment portfolio in the land,…

By Bronwyn Bailey, Ph.D. Vice President, Research, Private Equity Growth Capital Council In the wake of the financial crisis, American pensions face an unprecedented challenge. Pension funds are…

by: David Pitman Please click here for the KUHF Houston Public Radio audio clip. The pension for Houston firefighters is one of the strongest in the country. That’s according to the latest ranking…

Judge: “Our most recent Performance Update demonstrates that private equity continues to provide strong and reliable returns to our investors.” Washington, D.C. – Private equity returns…

By Bronwyn Bailey, Ph.D. Vice President, Research, Private Equity Growth Capital Council In the wake of the financial crisis, American pensions face an unprecedented challenge. Pension funds are…

Judge: “Private equity plays a significant role in securing the retirements of millions of teachers, firefighters and police officers across the United States.  In turn, pension investments in…

By Michael Wursthorn As politicians and pundits continue to hammer the private equity industry during this election, the industry’s lobby group has culled public data from pension plans across…

By: Scott Malpass The University of Notre Dame’s endowment provides nearly $100 million in financial aid annually to help students pay for college. Less than a generation ago, in 1990, the number…