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5 Questions With Meketa Senior Research Analyst Christine Chang
Christine Chang recently joined Meketa Investment Group as a senior research analyst after serving as an investment officer with the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii.
04.20.26
Investment Consultant Names New Global CIO
The consulting firm named a new global cio to lead its investment capabilities from research to investment solutions and performance across traditional and alternative asset classes.
04.20.26
Bow River Taps PE Development Head
The new head of business development on the private equity team joined from Monroe Capital.
04.20.26
Southwest Plan Seeking EME ex-China Manager
The plan also terminated an active global equity manager last month.
04.20.26
Hamilton Lane Appoints Managing Directors
The two managing directors are respectively based in New York and London.
04.20.26
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Colorado Pension Eliminates Floating Rate Bonds Target
The pension plan eliminated its floating rate bonds target as part of a newly approved asset allocation last month.
04.20.26
Texas Investment Pool To Consider Mgr. Hire
The pool issued an RFP for the services in September.
04.20.26
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.