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APFC Annual Board of Trustees Meeting
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) will hold its Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees on September 26-27, 2018 in Anchorage, AK. The public is invited to attend this meeting in-person or by teleconference; there will be an opportunity for public comment and participation. Agenda items include: approval of the annual audit, review of the strategic plan, the Alaska investment policy and the FY20 budget. There will also be asset class updates, a performance report from Callan Associates, an investing in global real estate panel and an investing in Alaska emerging managers panel.
SEP26-27_APFC Annual Meeting_Agenda
SEP26-27 – APFC Annual Meeting Board of Trustees Packet
AD HOC COMMITTEE – CIO SELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on September 5, 2018 at 3:00pm APFC will hold a meeting of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Selection Committee. The CIO Selection Committee is an ad hoc committee appointed by the Board Chair under Article II, Section 5(b) of the APFC Bylaws. Because the purpose of this meeti0ng will be to discuss the professional qualifications of the CIO candidate, under AS 44.63.130(d)(5), the Open Meetings Act does not apply to this meeting.
APFC Audit Committee Meeting & Budget Work Session
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) will hold its Audit Committee and Board of Trustee Budget Work Session on September 6th, 2018 in Anchorage, AK. The public is invited to attend the meetings in-person or by teleconference; the Audit Committee Meeting agenda will provide an opportunity for public comment and participation.
SEP06 APFC Budget Work Session Board Packet
SEP06 Audit Committee Meeting Board Packet
AD HOC COMMITTEE – CIO SELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on August 28, 2018 at 10:00am, APFC will hold a meeting of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Selection Committee. The CIO Selection Committee is an ad hoc committee appointed by the Board Chair under Article II, Section 5(b) of the APFC Bylaws. Because the purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the professional qualifications of the CIO candidate, under AS 44.63.130(d)(5), the Open Meetings Act does not apply to this meeting.
AD HOC COMMITTEE – CIO SELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on August 14, 2018 at 10:00am, APFC will hold a meeting of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Selection Committee. The CIO Selection Committee is an ad hoc committee appointed by the Board Chair under Article II, Section 5(b) of the APFC Bylaws. Because the purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the professional qualifications of the CIO candidate, under AS 44.63.130(d)(5), the Open Meetings Act does not apply to this meeting.
Alaska Permanent Fund is up $5.1 Billion in FY18
Alaska Permanent Fund is up $5.1 Billion in FY18
Juneau – The Alaska Permanent Fund’s (Fund) investments gained 10.74% in fiscal year 2018 (FY18) and the Fund ended June 30, 2018 with assets under management totaling $64,894,345,000. The unaudited value of the Fund is up $5.1 billion since the start of FY18.
Chief Executive Officer, Angela Rodell, is pleased with this fiscal year’s results, offering – “Alaskans can be proud of the performance and investment returns that APFC is generating for our State. As Alaska begins a program of relying on the Fund in new ways, APFC’s ability to add value and secure compelling investment opportunities while diversifying and controlling risks has never been more important.”
The Fund is comprised of two accounts, the Principal and the Earnings Reserve Account (ERA), that are invested as a single asset allocation with pro-rata shares attributed to each account. As of June 30, 2018, the value of the Principal includes $40.2 billion in constitutionally protected deposits and $5.9 billion in unrealized gains. For the same time period, the value of the ERA includes $16.4 billion of accumulated net income of which $2.7 billion is shown as committed for transfer to the General Fund in FY19. The ERA also holds $2.4 billion in unrealized gains. ….
… Final FY18 performance results and the FY18 audited financial statements will be presented to APFC’s Board of Trustees during their Annual meeting on September 26 and 27 in Anchorage. …
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Please follow this link to see the full news release with performance information for each of our asset classes, as well as our strategic objectives –
Alaska Permanent Fund hiring more workers in Juneau – Juneau Empire by James Brooks
“Juneau Chamber of Commerce applauds CEO Angela Rodell at weekly luncheon”
“The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation will hire 10 new workers in Juneau, CEO Angela Rodell told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, earning a round of applause from a room of civic and business leaders.
The hiring, already approved by the Alaska Legislature, is part of a push to bring more than half of the state-owned corporation’s decisions in-house instead of being contracted out to private companies. ‘That in-house management, I want to be clear, is right here in Juneau,’ Rodell said, sparking the round of applause. …
… Rodell also announced — again to applause — that Juneau will host the 2019 annual meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. This year’s annual meeting is in Marrakech, Morroco; last year’s was in Astana, Kazakhstan.
That meeting will bring the leaders of more than 30 sovereign wealth funds from around the world to Juneau in September 2019. Collectively, they represent trillions of dollars of global investments. …”
The full story is available on the Juneau Empire.
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Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees
During the Special Meeting held on July 24, 2018, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to form a subcommittee to commence a world-wide recruitment to fill the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) position. Marcus Frampton, CFA, CAIA will continue to serve as Acting CIO for the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
Top 1000 funds – OPINION – ALASKA’S PLAN FOR GREAT PARTNERSHIPS
By Russell Read and Steve Moseley
“The State of Alaska is rightly known for its frontier spirit and fierce independence. So it may be surprising to some that we at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation attribute strong recent performance in part to the vigour with which we have pursued a strategy of teaming up with outside partners across our $65 billion portfolio. This strategy leverages our institutional strengths (clear mandate, patient capital) and mitigates our weaknesses (small staff, remote location). Partnership is among the most overused (and, too often, abused) terms in asset management. For Alaska, the term has central importance and refers to three categories of partners: fund managers, specialised advisers, and institutional peers. …
… The first category, partnerships with talented fund managers, relies on a critically important task: identifying capable external managers with differentiated skills and sustainable competitive advantages. We seek to team up with these managers to design and implement initiatives that meet their institutional objectives and ours. …
… The second category of partnership is with specialised advisers and consultants, to leverage our internal team, improve deal flow, and enhance our due diligence and transactional capabilities. This category includes investment consultants and outside counsel, plus more specialised advisers that offer skills or intellectual capital that complement our internal resources. …
… The third category of partnership has the potential to be the most powerful and impactful: joining with like-minded institutional investors to pursue important strategic or tactical initiatives. Many institutional investors believe they are competing with their peers for a finite pool of alpha – and this is sometimes the case; however, there are also several areas where common challenges, common goals, and complementary resources create opportunities to join together and create tremendous value for all participants. …
… The spirit of independence is alive and well in Alaska. We believe that the best outcomes follow from an honest assessment of one’s own capabilities and a clear-eyed view of the obstacles ahead. It is our mission to continue to deliver attractive returns for the benefit of all Alaskans and we intend to do that not by chipping away at the fees we pay along the way, but by teaming up with capable partners for the long journey ahead.”
Full opinion piece is available at Top 100o funds.