News

August 13, 2025 – NCPERS, University of Chicago Announce NextGen Competition
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January 3, 2018 – Mr. Passive on Lowering Costs, Chasing Alpha
June 7, 2017 – New York, Illinois Pension Funds Say Hedge Funds Fees too High
June 7, 2017 – Pension Plans, Hedge Funds, and the Way Forward
November 18, 2016 – State of Illinois Pulls $2.4 Billion From Active Managers
November 15, 2016 – Hedge Fund Love Affair is Ending for U.S. Pensions, Endowments
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March 10, 2026 – Dipesh Mehta Named a 2026 Power100 Allocator
May 5, 2024 – ISBI Named to DEIC Power 100 List of Allocators
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March 24, 2021 – ISBI Cuts Allocations to Multisector Credit, TIPS
July 3, 2018 – Johara Farhadieh Named New Executive Director at ISBI

November 29, 2018 – ISBI Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer Makes 40 Under 40

January 31, 2018 – Why Illinois Got Out of the Hedges
November 15, 2016 – Illinois Reduces Reliance on Active Managers
October 17, 2016 – The Dying Business of Picking Stocks
September 16, 2016 – Illinois State Pension Board Stops Trying to Beat the Market
March, 30 2016 – Investors Pull Cash From Hedge Funds as Returns Lag Market

July 1, 2025 – ISBI Ranks Among Top Five Nationwide for Private Equity Performance
July 18, 2024 – ISBI Ranks Second in Nation for Private Equity Returns
July 1, 2022 – ISBI Earns Highest Private Equity Returns of any Public Pension Fund for Third Year Running
June 19, 2021 – ISBI Earns Highest Private Equity Returns of any Public Pension Fund
July 1, 2021 – ISBI Ranks #1 in American Investment Council Public Pension Study
July 21, 2020 – ISBI Ranks #1 in American Investment Council Public Pension Study









