Selected Media Coverage

"The Return Expectations of Public Pension Funds" covered in:

• 19 Jan 2018 Wall Street Journal: “Can We Be Brutally Honest About Investment Returns?”

"Political Representation and Governance" covered in:

• 19 Aug 2019 Pensions & Investments: “Board Composition Drives Performance in Public Plans”

“Pension Fund Asset Allocation and Liability Discount Rates” covered in:

• 11 Dec 2017 Pensions & Investments: “Time to stop high-risk gamble”
• 30 July 2016 Economist: “Putting it all on red – Why public sector pension plans take more risk”
• 04 May 2013 Economist: “Buttonwood – Money to Burn”
• 11 June 2012 Forbes: “U.S. Public Pension Plans are Different (Not in a Good Way!)”
• 28 May 2012 Financial Times: “US Public Pension Funds Take on More Risk”

“Can Large Pension Funds Beat the Market?” covered in:

• 25 May 2012 Volkskrant: “Beleggen bij private equity slecht voor pensioenfondsen”
• 24 January 2012 New York Times: “Amid Attacks on Private Equity, Efforts to Study Its Value”
• 23 January 2012 Financial Times: “Investors Urge Equity Funds to Reveal Budgets”
• 23 September 2011 Financial Times: “Are hedge funds the answer on pension savings?”
• 31 July 2011 Financial Times: “Studies Question Hedge Fund Returns”

“Intermediated Investment Management in Private Markets” covered in:

• 19 December 2012 MeJudice: “Pensioenfondsen Zijn Goed in Staat Zelf te Beleggen in Vastgoed”
• 12 September 2012 Bloomberg Businessweek: “U.S. Funds Have Pension Industry’s Lowest Real Estate Returns”