Press Releases

Champaign, IL – The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on Sept. 10 voted to commit $100 million to Pantheon Global Infrastructure Fund IV and $50 million to Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia Fund III, subject to successful contract...

Champaign, IL – The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on June 4 voted to decrease their long-term investment return assumption rate from 6.75% to 6.5%, effective June 30. The rate was last reduced in June 2018 from 7.25% to 6.75%. The...

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees approved a commitment of the lesser of $30 million or 10 percent of total fund commitments to Newport Capital Fund III, the closed-end, non-core real estate fund managed by Newport...

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on March 12 committed the lesser of $50 million or 10 percent of total fund commitments to Basis Investment Group Real Estate Fund II, subject to successful completion of contract...

Champaign, IL — Martin Noven, executive director of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS), resigned his position on Feb. 18 to focus his attention on a new career opportunity. SURS Board of Trustees thanked Noven for his accomplishments over the past...

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on Jan. 29 voted to commit an additional $100 million to the Carlyle Property Investors (CPI) real estate fund subject to completion of subscription documents. An initial investment...

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on Dec. 4 voted to certify the System’s fiscal year 2022 state contribution at $2,101,279,000, an increase of $105,512,000 from FY 2021. Each year, an independent actuary retained by...

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on Oct. 15 certified the System’s preliminary state contribution for fiscal year 2022 at $2,102,981,000, an increase of $107,214,000 from FY 2021. The state’s contribution to the...

The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois is searching for its first Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) to help shape and foster the system’s internal diversity and inclusion strategy, as well as strengthen investment manager and contractor programs. "SURS has a...