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New York Foundation Names Next CIO From Nearby Institution
The foundation named the managing director of a nearby investment office as its next cio to complete a search initiated last year as the previous investment head left to join a family office firm.
02.02.26
RBC GAM Bolsters U.S. Intermediary Sales Team
The new directors of U.S. intermediary sales will cover the South Central and Northeast regions, respectively.
02.03.26
Texas City Posts Investment Advisor RFQ
The city conducted a similar search for the services last year.
02.03.26
Northeast 457 Plan Seeking Administrator
The county issued an RFP seeking a deferred compensation plan administrator.
02.03.26
Calif. City Seeking Investment Management Services
The city is seeking investment management and advisory services for its roughly $103 million investment portfolio.
02.03.26
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Pinnacle Beefs Up Inst’l Sales & Marketing Team
The new hire will focus on expanding the firm’s institutional investor relationships.
02.03.26
HighVista Closes Oversubscribed Private Equity Fund
The fund surpassed the firm’s original target of $725 million.
02.03.26
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