People Moves
Western Institution Names University CIO As Next Prez & Investment Head

The institution has hired the cio of a New England-based university to serve as its president and cio, overseeing its multi-billion in endowed assets.

06.15.26
People Moves
Hawaii Deputy Executive Director Departs

She leaves the role after joining the retirement system in late 2024.

06.16.26
People Moves
Consonance Capital Taps Vice President

The private equity firm added a v.p. to support continued growth.

06.16.26
People Moves
Callan Adds Senior V.P., Manager

The new hire joined Callan from Syntrinsic, where she was a managing director and lead consultant.

06.16.26
Small-Cap
New England Plan Issues U.S. Small-Cap Core RFP

The plan also recently concluded its non-U.S. equity manager searches.

06.16.26
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Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Southeast 457 Plan Posts Investment Advisor RFQ

The county is seeking investment advisory services on behalf of its $44.6 million 457(b) deferred compensation plans.

06.16.26
Multi-Asset/Investment Advisor
Western Water District Slates Investment Advisor Rehire

The district considered the rehire of its investment advisor for its approximately $35 million in fund at a board meeting yesterday.

06.16.26
In The News
University Endowments Are About to Strike It Big on the SpaceX IPO

SpaceX is among the most widely held investments across colleges and universities, endowment executives say, likely making the rocket company’s coming IPO one of the great windfalls for American endowments.

Wall Street Journal
Princeton spared from endowment tax, PRINCO executive says, saving hundreds of millions

Princeton will not have to pay any net investment income tax on returns from its $36.4 billion endowment, a University investment official said at a private event in January, after a recent expansion of its undergraduate financial aid program left the University below a 3,000 tuition-paying student threshold to qualify for taxation.

Daily Princetonian
Yale Endowment, Managing $44 Billion, Eyes Korean Stocks Amid 'Value-Up' Push

Officials from Yale University’s endowment, which manages over 65 trillion won ($44 billion) in assets, are set to visit Korea to discuss investments with domestic asset managers. As expectations for a re-rating of Korean equities grow on the back of the government’s corporate value-up initiative and expanding shareholder returns, even global university endowments are now scouting investment opportunities in the country.

Seoul Economic Daily
President’s Annual “State of the University” Letter 2026: From Growth to Focus

Princeton needs to transition from growth to focus because long-term rates of return are steadily declining across university endowments. This decline has been hard to see because returns have been volatile. In other words, returns have not been a steady 8 percent or 10 percent; instead, they have been all over the map.

Princeton University
RFP: Domestic Small-Cap Equity - Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions
LAFPP seeks at least one new qualified active domestic small cap equity manager for its public
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