In The News
Jury Hears RE Firm Cost Police & Fire Pension Plan $1.2 Billion

Real estate investment firm The Townsend Group cost the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System up to $1.2 billion in damages by failing to adequately warn it of the risks of investing in undeveloped land, the pension plan told a Texas state court jury Wednesday.

06.09.22
People Moves
Loyola Trustee & UBS Senior V.P. Dies

Trustee served on the Baltimore-based university’s investment committee for years before joining its board of trustees in October 2018.

06.09.22
People Moves
Global Investment Consultant Announces Leadership Changes

The firm will see a co-founder step down from its executive committee, while various heads of international regions and countries are retiring and transitioning away from the roles.

06.09.22
Announcements
Southern University Appoints Four New Trustees

The board does much of its work through standing committees that include  finance, audit, compensation and organizational development and the Rice Management Company.

06.09.22
People Moves
Investment Advisor Adds Institutional Consultant

The Midwestern investment advisor has hired an institutional consultant to enhance its services to institutions in Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin.

06.09.22
ESG
SEC Proposes New Rules Enhancing ESG Disclosures

The regulatory body proposed amendments to rules and reporting forms for investors to categorize certain types of ESG strategies broadly and require funds and advisers to provide more specific disclosures based on the ESG strategies they pursue.

06.09.22
People Moves
Northern Trust Names Western Michigan President

The wealth management firm has appointed a senior managing director and president of Western Michigan to lead its team in delivering holistic advice and client service to foundations and endowments.

06.09.22
People Moves
Mid-Atlantic Asset Mgmt. Firm Adds Sustainability & ESG Head

The firm hired a principal and head of sustainability and ESG integration to provide strategic direction for ESG integration across its senior lending, junior capital and private equity solutions strategies.

06.09.22
In The News
Former Citadel Analyst Sentenced To Four Years In Jail Over Hedge Fund Covid Scam

Former Citadel analyst Gregory Blotnick has been sentenced to over four years in prison by a federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, after claiming $4.6 million fraudulent Covid relief loans for his start-up hedge fund Brattle Street Capital LLC, according to a report by BNN Bloomberg.

06.08.22
In The News
Traditional Hedge Funds 'Dipping Their Toes' In Digital Assets, Says AIMA Report

Most traditional hedge funds getting into digital assets are still just ‘dipping their toes’ in the water with 57% having less than 1% of total AuM in digital assets.

06.08.22