Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Midwest Plan Retains Consultant; Graduates Bond Manager

A Midwestern pension plan concluded its investment consultant search and graduated a fixed-income manager from its emerging manager program at today’s board meeting.

05.20.21
Credit/Private Debt
Windy City Plan Eyes Multi-Asset Credit RFP; Adds Private Debt Allocation

Plan will conduct an RFP for multi-asset credit managers later this year as the result of asset allocation changes that also include a maiden private debt target approved at today’s board meeting.

05.20.21
Private Equity
Southwest Plan Adds Private Equity Commitment

Plan added a $13 million private equity commitment as part of its annual pacing plan in the asset class.

05.20.21
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Chicago Plan Retains Investment Consultant

Windy City plan concluded a general investment consultant search at today’s board meeting.

05.17.21
In The News
Siguler Guff Raises $240 Million For Its First Global Emerging Markets Direct Investment Fund

Siguler Guff, a leading multi-strategy private equity investment firm with $15 billion of assets under management, announced today that it has raised $240 million for its first direct investment emerging markets fund, GEMCo.

05.17.21
In The News
Despite Strong Returns, Investors Shun U.S. Hedge Funds

The second half of 2020 brought solid performances for most hedge funds, and the trend continued through the first quarter. Most hedge funds reported positive returns for the quarter, with event-driven funds being the best performers, according to an advance copy of Citco’s first-quarter hedge fund report.

05.17.21
In The News
Money Managers Say It’s Time to Get Picky In Emerging Markets

Emerging-market investors are turning more selective as last year’s everything rally splinters under the weight of higher inflation expectations.

05.17.21
Non-U.S. & Global Equity
Conn. Plan Approves New Asset Allocation, Makes PE Commitment

The plan approved a new 2% target to China equity at a meeting today.

04.30.21
Small-Cap
Illinois Plan Eyes Small-Cap Search

The plan does not currently have an active small-cap firm after terminating the previous manager earlier this year.

04.30.21
People Moves
Marquette Hires Client Analyst From Northern Trust

Morgan Chase has joined investment consultant Marquette Associates as a client analyst.

04.30.21