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HBCUs Leading With Intentionality, Student Development
HBCUs have done the work of developing and producing leaders in the financial services and investment sectors in the face of funding cuts and other institutional barriers.
03.05.26
Easterly Asset Mgmt. To Acquire Olstein Capital
Olstein mutual funds will reorganize into Easterly’s fund complex under the agreement.
03.10.26
Southwest State Pension Begins Consultant Search
The plan is seeking private equity, private real estate, private credit, public markets and compliance reporting consulting services.
03.10.26
West Coast Pension Names Deputy CIO
The plan added the role as its cio is set to retire later this year.
03.10.26
OceanSound Hires Capital Markets Principal
The new principal will lead the firm’s capital markets and leveraged finance activities.
03.10.26
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California Pension Launches Consultant RFP
The plan had been slated to issue its RFP for general investment consulting services this week.
03.10.26
Midwest Pension To Divest From Iran
The retirement system will divest its remaining $20 million in holdings with companies doing business in Iran.
03.09.26
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.