The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System is
increasing the amount it wants to invest in real estate to 12 percent, which is
up from 10 percent.
The retirement system is making this as part of its
2016-2017 strategic investment plan that it adopted. PSERS has 234,000 members.
The two-year plan also has real estate designated as a
stand-alone asset class, which it believes will allow it to have more
investment opportunities and improve its risk-return profile by establishing
clear long-term target allocations. PSERS wants to invest between $100 million
and $200 million in non-core real estate funds and another $50 million to $100
million in funds considered best in class.
Of its $27.2 billion, it has $3 billion allocated in real
estate investments, which represented 11 percent of total assets. The bulk, or
36 percent, of its real estate investments are in value-add opportunities, 26
percent is considered opportunistic and 20 percent is core. Land with timber
and real estate investment trust shares account for the remainder.
As part of its plan, the system wants to increase its
core real estate investments to 40 percent and lower how much it puts in
value-add or opportunistic funds by a combined 40 percent.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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