Al Alaimo - FX Portfolio Manager at Arizona State Retirement System

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Al Alaimo - FX Portfolio Manager at Arizona State Retirement System

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Dec 2, 2020

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Host Colbert Cannon sits down with Al Alaimo, who oversees credit for the Arizona State Retirement System, on behalf of half a million retirees and current employees. We speak about building ASRS’s private debt portfolio, the most overrated markets in credit today and moving out West.

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Dec 2, 2020

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