The Challenging Relationship Between Public Pension Funds And Private Funds

Report On The Challenging Relationship Between Public Pension Funds And Private Funds Published By The Lowell Milken Institute At UCLA School Of Law

Guest Post: Joel A. Feuer[1]

On May 18, 2016, the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law published its 2016 Private Fund Report entitled, Public Pension Plans and Private Funds – Common Goals, Conflicting Interests.  The Report focuses on several aspects of the sometimes challenging relationship between public pension funds and private funds.  Public pension funds, as a group, have been the largest or among the largest and most reliable investors in private funds.  Nevertheless, the dismal performance of private funds to generate high investment returns has revealed tensions in the...