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Anchorage Police & Fire Retirement System
Edward Jarvis directs the Anchorage Police & Fire Retirement System, a municipal pension fund invested in US real estate and farmland.
Anchorage Police & Fire Retirement System
The Anchorage Police & Fire Retirement System operates as a department within the Municipality of Anchorage. The fund exists solely to provide retirement security for the city's police officers and firefighters, a mandate that shapes a conservative, income-oriented portfolio. Strategy tilts toward tangible assets. Altss research identifies positions in the UBS AgriVest Farmland Fund and the UBS-TPI Property & Income Fund, alongside a stake in the NCREIF ODCE Index Fund. This is a predominantly domestic real-asset book — US farmland and a mixed-use property vehicle — with no disclosed venture, credit, or international equity carve-outs. The pension system sources exposure through fund commitments rather than direct deals. Governance rests with a Board of Trustees chaired by Jim Vignola, with Edward Jarvis serving as director. The system is a member of several public-pension industry associations, including NCPERS, NASRA, NCTR, and SACRS, which provide peer benchmarking and trustee education. No separate foundation or adjacent co-investment vehicle operates alongside the retirement trust. The fund's architecture is purely municipal: a single-employer public pension plan embedded in a city government. There is no external manager, no family-wealth overlay, and no private-sector pivot — the system answers to Anchorage's police and fire payroll, not to limited partners.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Anchorage
Corporate office
Anchorage, AK, United States
Principals
Edward Jarvis
Director of the Retirement System
Jim Vignola
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at the Anchorage Police & Fire Retirement System?
Edward Jarvis serves as director of the retirement system, with Jim Vignola chairing the Board of Trustees. The board, as a municipal body, oversees investment policy and manager selection. Day-to-day administration operates within Anchorage's city government structure.
How does the system source investment opportunities?
The fund does not maintain a direct-investment operation. It allocates through external fund commitments, as indicated by its holdings in the UBS AgriVest Farmland Fund and the NCREIF ODCE Index Fund. Manager selection likely follows a standard public RFP and consultant-assisted process.
Does the system invest in venture capital or private equity?
There is no public evidence of venture capital or traditional private equity exposure. Disclosed positions are concentrated in US real estate and farmland funds. The portfolio appears structured entirely around real assets.
Is the Anchorage Police & Fire Retirement System part of a larger state pension?
No. It is a single-employer plan for municipal police and fire personnel, operating as a department of the Municipality of Anchorage. It is distinct from the State of Alaska's Public Employees' Retirement System.
What industry associations does the system participate in?
The system holds memberships in NCPERS, NASRA, NCTR, and SACRS — four national and state-level public-pension organizations. These memberships provide trustee education, legislative tracking, and peer networking rather than co-investment infrastructure.
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