RT10: The challenge pension funds face with Risk Mitigation ft. Ryan Abrams, Ela Karahasanoglu & Carrie Lo – 2of2

RT10: The challenge pension funds face with Risk Mitigation ft. Ryan Abrams, Ela Karahasanoglu & Carrie Lo – 2of2

On this episode I continue my conversation Ryan Abrams, Portfolio Manager at Wisconsin Alumni Research Association, Ela Karahasanoglu, VP at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and Carrie Lo, Director of Hedge Strategies at CalSTRS.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • When do you stop adding more managers?
  • Ela’s magic range of managers
  • Carrie’s approach to choosing managers
  • How management fees should be structured
  • What advice Carrie would give to other pensions planning to start allocating to risk mitigation strategies
  • Why Ela recommends a thorough preparation and vision for risk mitigation strategies
  • Ryan’s thoughts on trends during dislocation periods
  • What challenges the guests had to overcome as part of their implementation process
  • Why CalPERS are leaving hedge funds when CalSTRS are adding them, even when some of the board members are the same

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