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5 Questions With Louisiana State Police CIO Doug Hanly
Doug Hanly joined the Louisiana State Police Retirement System as its inaugural cio in 2023 from wealth management firm Atala Financial, where he had been cio since 2021.
12.17.25
Prudential Financial Appoints U.S. Businesses Head
The appointment is part of a realignment of Prudential Financial’s senior business leadership structure.
12.19.25
Pacific Northwest 457 Plan Concludes Investment Advisor Search
The deferred compensation plan appears to have rehired its incumbent in a search that began in October.
12.19.25
Texas Pension Names Next Executive Director
The retirement system’s incumbent executive director will retire on March 31 after nearly 30 years of service, the last decade of which came in her current role.
12.19.25
Texas Pension Shifts EME Allocation To Passive
The retirement fund is also scheduled to review a core infrastructure manager for potential inclusion in the portfolio in February.
12.19.25
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Southeast Plan Approves Value-Add RE Search
The retirement system also hired an international all-cap growth equity manager and four infrastructure managers this week.
12.19.25
Texas City Posts Investment Advisor RFQ
The city is seeking non-discretionary portfolio management services for its $40 million investment portfolio.
12.19.25
In The News
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.
The Long Game: Stanford Endowment CEO Robert Wallace on Discipline, Diversification, and Daring Greatly
Wallace reflects on the lessons of rebalancing the portfolio amidst collapsing markets during March 2020, the challenge of scaling alternative strategies at $50 billion, and why the rise of passive investing may paradoxically create opportunities for fundamental investors. He draws on wisdom from his mentor David Swensen’s emphasis on first-principles thinking, the importance of relationships as well as rigorous quantitative work, and the courage required to stand alone when your analysis demands it.
Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.
Nearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?