DJIA52064.10 -316.56
S&P 5007591.70 -44.66
NASDAQ26081.72 -171.62
Russell 20002890.95 -30.28
German DAX25361.15 -215.30
FTSE 10010608.92 -61.14
CAC 408116.76 -39.91
EuroStoxx 506269.65 -42.10
Nikkei 22565270.95 128.17
Hang Seng24954.47 -320.49
Shanghai Comp3934.40 -17.11
KOSPI7033.92 -17.72
Bloomberg Comm IDX146.97 1.83
WTI Crude-fut103.85 6.00
Brent Crude-fut103.93 6.85
Natural Gas2.84 0.04
Gasoline-fut3.44 0.22
Gold-fut4358.50 -87.50
Silver-fut64.09 -3.83
Platinum-fut1784.10 -120.30
Palladium-fut1290.50 -79.50
Copper-fut6.53 -0.33
Aluminum-spot3195.00 0.00
Coffee-fut289.95 -1.20
Soybeans-fut1331.75 23.00
Wheat-fut741.50 12.75
Bitcoin77201.01 -796.51
Ethereum USD2459.80 6.84
Litecoin52.35 -0.55
Dogecoin0.08 -0.01
EUR/USD1.1620 -0.0001
USD/JPY153.66 -0.42
GBP/USD1.3554 0.0017
USD/CHF0.8107 0.0010
USD IDX99.08 0.33
US 10-Yr TR4.961 0.121
GER 10-Yr TR3.5025 0.0062
UK 10-Yr TR5.3985 0.0207
JAP 10-Yr TR2.925 0.015
Fed Funds3.75 0
SOFR3.64 0
High-rise commercial buildings

Sub Markets

Topics

Alternative Assets  + Private Equity  + Real Estate  | 
Michigan Retirement System Adds $421M to Alts, Real Estate Tops List

Michigan Retirement System Adds $421M to Alts, Real Estate Tops List

The State of Michigan Retirement System selected funds across real estate, private equity, infrastructure, and absolute return strategies totaling $421 million in the first quarter of 2023.

The real estate investment was the largest commitment, with $326 million slated for SMP Data Center, which is managed by Principal Real Estate Investors.

The $95 billion pension system is currently overweight within private equity by 7.5%, CIO Jon Braeutigam reported at a recent board meeting. The system currently has a 23.5% weighting in the asset class.

The system allocated $75 million in the first quarter to Khosla Ventures. The allocations were $50 million to Khosla Ventures Associates VII; a $12.5 million commitment to Khosla Ventures Opportunity II; and another $12.5 milllion to Khosla Ventures Seed F.

In absolute return, Czech Asset Management received $20 million for its SJC DLF IV 10 Year‐J fund, a direct lending fund.

Connect

Inside The Story

State of Michigan Retirement System

About Joe Palmisano

Joe Palmisano is editorial director of Connect Money, where he oversees daily coverage of alternative assets, direct investments, financial advisory and the economy. He brings three decades of experience as a financial journalist, analyst and portfolio manager. Before joining Connect Money, Palmisano wrote for The Wall Street Journal, covering foreign exchange, global fixed-income and equity markets. He later served as a senior research analyst and portfolio manager, producing market analysis and managing foreign exchange and U.S. equity portfolios for FX Concepts. His work has also appeared in SFO Magazine and CMT Association publications. Palmisano earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from The American University and holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.