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Assertion Supported
CalSTRS Hires Money Managers Using State Cement Procurement Rules
“But frankly, it takes me almost nine months to hire a money manager. Because of the procurement rules, I have to use the same rules that Caltrans uses to buy cement, or somebody else buys equipment. I have to use that to hire money managers. They don't recogni…”
Chris Ailman Feb 11, 2019 ▶ 7:46 Chris Ailman – CalSTRS' Venerable CIO (Capital Allocators, EP.86)
Assertion Supported
CalSTRS Runs Internal Strategies at One-Tenth the Cost of Wall Street
“Frankly, we can run money at one-tenth the cost of hiring somebody here on Wall Street to do the same thing”
Chris Ailman Feb 11, 2019 ▶ 28:17 Chris Ailman – CalSTRS' Venerable CIO (Capital Allocators, EP.86)
Assertion Partly supported
Teacher Pension Plans Are Typically the Most Underfunded in the US
“So most of the time, when you look at plans around the country, it's the teacher plan that's the most underfunded.”
Chris Ailman Feb 11, 2019 ▶ 14:04 Chris Ailman – CalSTRS' Venerable CIO (Capital Allocators, EP.86)
Assertion Supported
Some US State Pension Plans Are Close to 20% Funded
“They are, in some cases, close to 20% funded.”
Chris Ailman Feb 11, 2019 ▶ 13:35 Chris Ailman – CalSTRS' Venerable CIO (Capital Allocators, EP.86)
Assertion Partly supported
Average State Pension CIO Tenure Is Only Four Years
“I have seen the average tenure of a state pension CIO is only four years, and that has been true since the 19 eighties, and I think the reason for the constant turnover is, often time, the governance is unclear, and They run into problems about what decisions …”
Chris Ailman Feb 11, 2019 ▶ 16:55 Chris Ailman – CalSTRS' Venerable CIO (Capital Allocators, EP.86)
Assertion Supported
CalSTRS Ranks Outside the Top 20 Global Capital Pools
“We're the number two fund in the USA, the largest education only fund in the world. But when you look at long-term capital, we don't even rank in the top 20.”
Chris Ailman Feb 11, 2019 ▶ 1:05:35 Chris Ailman – CalSTRS' Venerable CIO (Capital Allocators, EP.86)
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