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North Texas Pension Targets Global Value Equity Search
The search is being planned to potentially replace an existing manager.
06.13.25
West Coast 457 Plan Eyes Record Keeper RFP
The plan will also receive a domestic large-cap growth equity manager search report next week.
06.13.25
Florida Pension Seeking Int’l Value Mgr.; Hires Mid-Cap Growth Firm
The plan will look to identify potential replacements for its current international value equity manager.
06.13.25
Midwest Pension Approves HY Bond, General Consultant Searches
Searches for high-yield fixed-income managers and a general investment consultant were approved at today’s board meeting.
06.13.25
N.C. Gov. Signs Bill To Establish Pension Board
House Bill 506 shifts sole responsibility of the investment decisions for the state pension fund from the treasurer to a newly created, multi-member investment authority.
06.13.25
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Southeast Pension Slates Consultant Interviews
The retirement system will interview three general investment consultant finalists next month.
06.13.25
Northeast Pension Approves Alts. Commitments
The retirement system approved private equity commitments across two managers at today’s board meeting.
06.13.25
In The News
Ken Leech Pleads Not Guilty In $600M Fraud Case; Released On $10M Bond
Former Western Asset Management co-CIO Ken Leech appeared in federal court on Monday, where he pled not guilty to charges stemming from a $600m fraud case alleging that he ‘cherry picked’ trades for favored clients over several years.
The Case for Outsourced Chief Investment Officers: A Conversation with Patrick Decker
According to Patrick Decker, head of institutional OCIO at Wilmington Trust, nonprofits are increasingly turning to this model for professional investment and governance management. Decker makes a case that this model is a great way for foundations to reassess strategic plans, endowment strategies and fundraising goals during times of financial stress.
Hollins Asks To Expand Pay-To-Play Investigation To Whitmire’s State Of The City Address
City Controller Chris Hollins wants any investigation into his office’s fundraising practices to extend to the Mayor’s State of the City event, he said in a letter to the Office of Inspector General and City Council Ethics Committee.
Q&A with WashU’s Chief Investment Officer Scott Wilson
Wilson, who oversees the St. Louis-based university’s approximatley $2.5 billion endowment, speaks about managing the portfolio in today’s market.
RFP: Investment Consulting Services - Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association
The RFP will post on April 15, 2025, and the deadline for proposal submissions is June 17, 2025.