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HBCUs Leading With Intentionality, Student Development
HBCUs have done the work of developing and producing leaders in the financial services and investment sectors in the face of funding cuts and other institutional barriers.
03.05.26
Texas City Seeks Investment Portfolio Manager
The city is seeking non-discretionary portfolio management services on behalf of its $1 billion portfolio.
03.06.26
Texas Housing Authority Seeking Investment Advisor
The search is on behalf of the authority’s money purchase pension plan and trust.
03.06.26
West Coast Pension To Begin Infrastructure Search Next Month
The plan will search for active and passive strategies for a total of up to $1.3 billion.
03.06.26
Northeast Pension Slates Consultant RFP
The pension plan will issue the RFP in September as its current contract has exceeded five years.
03.06.26
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Meketa Names Fixed-Income Research Head
The fixed-income research head has been with the firm since 2020.
03.06.26
Southeast Pension Plans Hire New Consultant
The pension plans received seven submissions in response to a joint RFQ issued in October.
03.06.26
In The News
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.
Utah endowment’s OCIO contract raises conflict of interest concerns
Cynosure Capital Management, its new outsourced chief investment officer, is founded by members of one of the state’s richest families.
Commonfund Releases 2025 HEPI Report
Data from the annual Higher Education Price Index® (HEPI) show that inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 3.6 percent in fiscal year 2025, surpassing the 3.4 percent inflation reported in fiscal year 2024.
Yale expects layoffs as leaders brace for $300M in endowment taxes
The Ivy League institution’s tax bill starting next year will be higher than what it spends on student aid, university officials said.
RFP: Emerging Manager Equity Products, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is requesting proposals from qualified