The largest U.S. public pension fund said it plans to sell up to
$3 billion in real estate, the latest effort by the California
Public Employees' Retirement System to reduce costs and simplify
its portfolio.
The move follows an announcement earlier this month that the
Sacramento-based pension fund intends to sever ties with roughly
half of the outside firms handling its money.
The fund, or known by the abbreviation Calpers, said in a news
release that the decision to sell up to $3 billion in real estate
is the first move under that plan, which involves the reduction of
roughly 100 external investment managers by 2020.
Calpers said Park Hill Group has been picked to help with the
new real-estate sale, which includes U.S. and international
holdings.
Calpers currently has $25.5 billion in commercial, industrial
and residential assets.
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