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Southern Community College Seeks Investment Advisor
The community college is seeking advisors to provide non-discretionary portfolio management for its operating and bond funds.
02.04.26
New England Fund To Discuss RFP
The fund is slated to discuss an RFP at its February board meeting after exploring the addition of new managers in 2017 and conducting a search for firms in 2015 that was ultimately placed on hold.
02.04.26
IFM Hires Global Investment Research Head
The firm’s global head of investment research, a newly created role, joins after 25 years at WTW.
02.04.26
Texas 457 Plan Seeking Bundled Provider
The city consolidated to one provider following a similar search process launched in 2015.
02.04.26
CIFC Bolsters Investor Solutions Team Leadership
The firm has expanded the leadership of its investor solutions team with four senior hires.
02.04.26
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West Coast Plan Sets Private Credit Commitment Schedule
The plan will target $600 million to private credit this year.
02.04.26
Mid-Atlantic Pension Terminates Hedge Fund Manager
The retirement system also recently made commitments totaling $585 million.
02.04.26
In The News
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.
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.
RFP: Emerging Manager Equity Products, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is requesting proposals from qualified