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Gerard van Olphen joins the European pensions giant as chief executive.

Tim Jones will remain an advisor to the secondaries firm, which last month held a final close on more than $7bn for Fund VII.

The private equity and real estate secondaries firm has hired a vice-president and a junior analyst in its London office.

The fund of funds is making its debut in private debt by hiring Bill Sacher and Shahab Rashid, who formerly held senior roles at Oaktree, and by opening a New York office.

The firm has established its first Latin American presence with a principal relocating from London to head the team.

Anne Stausboll has served CalPERS as chief executive since January 2009, a time when the largest US public pension fund was experiencing turmoil from the financial crisis and an ethics scandal involving its former officials.

The promotions were part of a raft of advancements at the investment bank across various divisions including its secondaries advisory unit.

Sherwood Dodge will oversee the private equity programme, including secondary fund investments, at the $777bn Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund.

The fund of funds's real estate arm has named Allianz’s former chief executive as senior advisor and chairman of its investment committee.

The New York secondaries firm hired Lawrence Fang as a principal on its investment committee in January.