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5 Questions With Foundation of Greater Montreal CIO Jason Taylor
The Foundation of Greater Montréal appointed Jason Taylor as its first-ever cio in March. Taylor took the time to answer 5 Questions with FIN News, plus one extra.
04.13.26
Midwest Pension Considers Int’l Small-Cap Hires
The plan named two firms to manage $450 million total.
04.13.26
GCM Grosvenor Bolsters Infrastructure Biz
GCM Grosvenor has hired Michael Albrecht as a managing director in its infrastructure business.
04.13.26
Western Pension To Approve Takeover Mandate For Clearlake Exposure
The pension plan will approve its general investment consultant’s takeover of exposure to the private equity manager.
04.13.26
Leeds Equity Partners Closes Latest PE Fund
The fund surpassed its target and predecessor fund with $1.9 billion in total commitments.
04.10.26
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Midwest Pension Terminates Int’l Small-Cap Firm
The manager had been placed on watch for performance reasons in the fourth quarter.
04.10.26
Windy City Pension OKs Equity Manager Searches; To Restart Consultant Search
The retirement fund will reissue a general investment consultant RFP after selecting a new firm for the role last month.
04.10.26
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.