Edwin Denson News Today

Wisconsin last year paid Edwin Denson more than $1.2 million for managing the retirement savings of state workers, including teachers and firefighters.

Retirement fund staff are among the country’s highest-paid state employees

On December 6, we will recognize the allocators driving change and enhancing performance in institutional investing.

Name the people who are leaders and innovators in pensions, endowments, insurers, health care systems, and other institutional investors before June 17.

Against the backdrop of rising rates, market turmoil and pension funds’ ever-growing illiquid allocations, leverage is going to increasingly come under the spotlight. Today’s changing macro picture of increasing interest rates and rising borrowing costs will put pressure on pension funds to ensure financing costs are compensated with expected returns.

Now, the voting begins.

The fully funded state pension system surpassed its benchmark to increase its trust funds’ combined asset value to more than $147 billion.

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s core fund ended the year with a 16.9 percent return, exceeding its benchmark.

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board approved changes to the asset allocation of the Wisconsin Retirement System's Core Trust Fund.

“We have to continue on the path of getting more active risk,” Edwin Denson told Institutional Investor.