Real Estate
Great Plains Fund Slated To Restructure RE Portfolio, Add 130/30 Managers

The fund was slated to receive recommendations to restructure its real estate portfolio and add extended equity managers to its portfolio at its board meeting last week.

09.07.23
People Moves
U.S. Bancorp Names Distribution Head For OCIO Practice

The firm has named a head of distribution for its institutional outsourced cio practice, housed within subsidiary PFM Asset Management, to support its go-to-market strategy for consultant relations.

09.07.23
People Moves
Northeast Foundation Seeks Managing Director

The foundation is searching for a managing director of public investments to lead investment strategy, portfolio construction, manager sourcing and due diligence for its public investments.

09.07.23
Private Equity
Western Tribe Launches New Direct Private Equity Group

The tribe’s growth fund, which handles investments in energy, real estate and private equity, announced the launch of a new subsidiary to make majority and minority private equity investments in lower middle market companies.

09.06.23
Administrator/Record Keeper
Southern University System Consolidates To Single Record Keeper For DC Plans

The system hired a single record keeper for its five defined contributions plans after launching an RFP process in the second quarter.

09.06.23
Private Equity
Southern University Approves Private Equity Secondaries Commitment

The institution approved committing up to $20 million to an existing private equity manager with an additional co-investment with the firm at its investment committee meeting late last month.

09.06.23
High-Yield
Southern University Approves High-Yield Mgr. Addition

The university approved adding a new manager to its endowment to handle a high-yield bond mandate through partial redemptions of two domestic large-cap equity managers.

09.06.23
People Moves
Callan Adds V.P., Consultant From New England Consulting Firm

The firm hired a v.p. and investment consultant from an investment consultant based in New England.

09.06.23
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Smithsonian Has Nearly 40% Of Endowment W/ Diverse Mgrs.: Report

The institution’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report showed that it has nearly 40% of its domestic assets under management invested with minority- and women-owned investment managers.

09.06.23
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Georgetown’s Diverse Manager Representation Ticking Up

The university has added five new U.S.-based managers recently, a report found.

09.06.23