California’s taxpayer-backed pension systems invest in Bitcoin and crypto

For CalPERS, CalSTRS, and other public pension funds, crypto-related risk should be disclosed separately in asset-allocation ...
SanLuisObispo

CalSTRS pension fund exceeds annual returns target — ahead of schedule

Ethel I. Baker Elementary fourth grade teacher Souchoy Saechou talks to his students at the start of class as part of the school’s integrated Center of Wellness program on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The ...

California's highest paid state workers see salaries grow even larger

As CalPERS and CalSTRS' assets have grown in recent years, so have the pay packages for the state agencies' most well-compensated employees.
San Diego Union-Tribune

California’s state and local pension plans have over $265 billion in debt

California’s public pension plans are taking on more risk than other pension systems while generating relatively poor investment return results, a new Reason Foundation report finds. The California ...
IPE Real Assets

CalSTRS deploys $3bn across real estate equity and debt

California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) approved close to $3bn (€2.6bn) worth of real estate commitments during the second half of 2025. The $397bn pension fund said it made a $500m ...