Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois

The $66 billion Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois in Springfield moved forward with commitments to private equity and venture capital investments in its latest board meeting.

The Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois named Ghiané Jones as its deputy chief investment officer; she will manage the $67 billion pension's newly established Chicago office.

The Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois in Springfield committed $275 million to alternative investment strategies from mid-May through mid-July, officials reported.

The $65 billion Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois is collecting information on consulting firms to help the fund invest within its $3.5 billion diversifying strategies program.

The $65 billion Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois in Springfield (TRS) allocated across multiple asset classes, putting about $1 billion to work in alternatives with private equity leading the way in new activity.

The Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois added six mandates across the $63 billion pension fund’s private equity, real assets and income portfolios.

Institutional investors pondering the challenges awaiting them in the quarters to come have slowed their alternative investment allocations, especially compared to activity logged at the end of 2021.

The $61 Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois added three private market commitments to existing managers at its trustees meeting in December.

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The Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois Board of Trustees reviewed more than $1.53 billion in investment commitments made over the last two months, of which $700 million went to private equity funds.